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Job 14:8

What does Job 14:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 14:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

If its roots be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,

Context

v.7For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

v.8This passage

v.9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 12:24

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:36

    Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:

  • Isaiah 26:19

    Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

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