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 · 2000

Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Will 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) · 1752

Can the rush be green without moisture? or sedge bush grow without water?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?

Context

v.10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?

v.11This passage

v.12Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

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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