Job 14:9
What does Job 14:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 14:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Still, at the smell of water, it will make buds, and put out branches like a young plant.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a young plant.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 17:3
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:
- Romans 11:17
But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree;
- Ezekiel 17:22
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain:
- Ezekiel 19:10
Thy mother was like a vine, in thy blood, planted by the waters: it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
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