Job 8:11
What does Job 8:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 8:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Will the river-plant come up in its pride without wet earth? will the grass get tall without water?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Can the rush be green without moisture? or sedge bush grow without water?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 19:5
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.
- Exodus 2:3
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
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