Job 29:19
What does Job 29:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 29:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:
KJV
King James Version · 1611My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
- Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
- Psalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
- Job 18:16
His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.
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