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Job 8:17
17Their roots grow around a heap of stones. They have a strong home among the rocks.
Job 8:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
- New International Version (NIV)it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His roots entwine the stone heap; he looks upon a house of stones.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His roots wrap around the rock heap, And look for a place in the stones.
Context of Job 8:17
15If they expect something like that to help them, it will fall down and leave them. If they take hold of it, it will not keep them safe. 16People who turn away from God are like weeds. When there is plenty of water and the sun shines on them, they grow all over the garden. Their roots grow around a heap of stones. They have a strong home among the rocks. 18But finally, someone pulls those weeds out of the ground. When that happens, nobody knows that the weeds were ever there. 19People who are like weeds only have that kind of joy. When they disappear, other weeds grow in their place.
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עַל־גַּ֭ל שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ בֵּ֖ית אֲבָנִ֣ים יֶחֱזֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 8:17
- Job 18:16He is like a tree whose roots have become dry, and its branches have fallen off.
- Job 29:19My body is strong and well, like a tree that always has plenty of water.
- Isaiah 5:24Because of that, they will come to a bad end. It will be for them like a hot fire that destroys dry grass. Their roots will die and their flowers will blow away like dust. They have refused to obey the laws of the Lord Almighty. They have not listened to the message that the holy God of Israel has taught them.
- Isaiah 40:24They are like plants that soon disappear. Somebody plants them in the ground. But while their roots are still growing into the soil, God blows on them and they become dry. Then the wind carries them away like straw.
- Jeremiah 12:1Lord, when I complain to you, you always do what is right. But I must ask you about your justice. Why do wicked people have success in life? Why do people who cheat their friends live in comfort?
- Mark 11:20The next morning, Jesus and his disciples passed the fig tree. They saw that it was completely dead.
- Jude 1:12When you eat special meals together as believers, those false teachers meet with you. But they are dangerous! They will stop you showing your love for one another. They come only because they want to eat too much. They do not respect God or other people. They only think about themselves and they are not ashamed. They are like clouds that you think will bring rain. But the wind blows those clouds along and there is no rain. They are like trees that have no fruit, even at the time for harvest. People pull trees like that out of the ground. They are completely dead and can give no fruit.
Commentaries on Job 8:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17His roots are wrapped about the heap - There has been great diversity of opinion in the interpretation of this passage. Jerome renders it, “over the heap of stones his roots are condensed.” Walton, “super fontem - over a fountain.” The Septuagint, “he lies down (or sleeps, ͂ koimatai ) on a heap of stones; and he lives in the midst of flint-stones.” According to some, the word rendered heap גל gal means a fountain; according to others, it means a heap or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 Bildad discourses well of hypocrites and evil-doers, and the fatal end of all their hopes and joys. He proves this truth of the destruction of the hopes and joys of hypocrites, by an appeal to former times. Bildad refers to the testimony of the ancients. Those teach best that utter words out of their heart, that speak from an experience of spiritual and divine things. A rush growing in fenny ground, looking very green, but withering in dry…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17In this symbolic story, a plant spreads its shoots over the garden. The roots wrap around the rock heap, giving the plant stability.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. seeth the place of stones--Hebrew, "the house of stones"; that is, the wall surrounding the garden. The parasite plant, in creeping towards and over the wall--the utmost bound of the garden--is said figuratively to "see" or regard it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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