New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 8:11-22
11“Can papyrusH1573 growH1342 tallH1342 withoutH3808 a marshH1207? Can the rushesH260 growH7685 withoutH1097 waterH4325?12While it is stillH5750 greenH3 and not cutH6998 downH6998, Yet it withersH3001 beforeH6440 anyH3605 other 1plantH2682.13SoH3651 are the pathsH734 of 2allH3605 whoH7911 forgetH7911 GodH410; And the 3hopeH8615 of the godlessH2611 will perishH6,14HisH834 confidenceH3689 is fragileH6962, And his trustH4009 is a 4spider’sH5908 5webH1004.15He dependsH8172 on his 6houseH1004, but it does not standH5975; He holdsH2388 onH2388 to it, but it does not endureH6965.16He 7flourishesH7373 beforeH6440 the sunH8121, And his 8shootsH3127 spreadH3318 outH3318 overH5921 his gardenH1593.17His rootsH8328 wrapH5440 aroundH5440 a rockH1530 pileH1530, He 9graspsH270 a houseH1004 of stonesH68.18IfH518 he is 10removedH1104 from 11his placeH4725, Then it will denyH3584 him, saying, ‘12I neverH3808 sawH7200 you.’19BeholdH2005, 13thisH1931 is the joyH4885 of His wayH1870; And out of the dustH6083 othersH312 will springH6779.20BeholdH2005, 14GodH410 will not rejectH3988 a person of integrityH8535, NorH3808 15will He 16helpH2388H3027 evildoersH7489.21He will yetH5704 fillH4390 17your mouthH6310 with laughterH7814, And your lipsH8193 with joyfulH8643 shoutingH8643.22Those who hateH8130 you will be 18clothedH3847 with shameH1322, And the 19tentH168 of the wickedH7563 will noH369 longer existH369.”
Notes
- 1. Job 8:12 Lit reed ↩
- 2. Job 8:13 Ps 9:17 ↩
- 3. Job 8:13 Job 11:20; 13:16; 15:34; 20:5; 27:8 ↩
- 4. Job 8:14 Is 59:5, 6 ↩
- 5. Job 8:14 Lit house ↩
- 6. Job 8:15 Job 8:22; 27:18; Ps 49:11 ↩
- 7. Job 8:16 Ps 37:35; Jer 11:16 ↩
- 8. Job 8:16 Ps 80:11 ↩
- 9. Job 8:17 Heb sees ↩
- 10. Job 8:18 Lit swallowed up ↩
- 11. Job 8:18 Job 7:10 ↩
- 12. Job 8:18 Job 7:8 ↩
- 13. Job 8:19 Job 20:5 ↩
- 14. Job 8:20 Job 4:7 ↩
- 15. Job 8:20 Job 21:30 ↩
- 16. Job 8:20 Lit strengthen the hand of ↩
- 17. Job 8:21 Job 5:22; Ps 126:1, 2 ↩
- 18. Job 8:22 Ps 132:18 ↩
- 19. Job 8:22 Job 8:15; 15:34; 18:14; 21:28 ↩
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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