Job 14:8

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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Though its roots have grown old in the earth and its stump decays,

Context of Job 14:8

6So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired laborer. 7“At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, 9yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant. 10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.

Job 14:8 word by word

אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Though the rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
• thereof wax oldזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and the stockגֶּ֫זַעgeza‛ · stockH1503
• thereof dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in the groundעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083

Cross-references for Job 14:8

• Isaiah 26:19But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.
• John 12:24Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
• 1 Corinthians 15:36How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

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

Topics related to Job 14:8

• Death
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In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Born
• Change
• Clean
• Plow
• Raise
• Sew
• Stock
• Wait
• Waste

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