God’s Word Translation
Job 14:8
8If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
Job 14:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
- New International Version (NIV)Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the soil,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground,
Context of Job 14:8
6Look away from him, and he will cease to be. Meanwhile, he loves life as a laborer loves work. 7There is hope for a tree when it is cut down. It will sprout again. Its shoots will not stop sprouting. If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, 9merely a scent of water will make it sprout and grow branches like a plant. 10But a human dies and is powerless. A person breathes his last breath, and where is he?
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אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 14:8
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live. Their corpses will rise. Those who lie dead in the dust will wake up and shout for joy, because your dew is a refreshing dew, and the earth will revive the spirits of the dead.
- John 12:24I can guarantee this truth: A single grain of wheat doesn’t produce anything unless it is planted in the ground and dies. If it dies, it will produce a lot of grain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:36You fool! The seed you plant doesn’t come to life unless it dies first.
Commentaries on Job 14:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Though the root thereof wax old - Though life becomes almost extinct. The idea is, though the root of the tree be very old, yet it does not become wholly lifeless. It is not like an old man, when life goes out altogether. In the very aged root there will be vitality still; but not so in man. Though the stock thereof - The stump - literally that which is cut off - גזעוּ geza‛ô The meaning is, that when the trunk of the tree is cut down and dies altogether…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Though a tree is cut down, yet, in a moist situation, shoots come forth, and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is for ever removed from his place in this world. The life of man may fitly be compared to the waters of a land flood, which spread far, but soon dry up. All Job's expressions here show his belief in the great doctrine of the resurrection. Job's friends proving miserable comforters, he pleases…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. woman--feeble, and in the East looked down upon (Ge 2:21). Man being born of one so frail must be frail himself (Mt 11:11). few days--(Ge 47:9; Psa 90:10). Literally, "short of days." Man is the reverse of full of days and short of trouble.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 14
- 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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