Job 14:8

8 Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,

Job 14:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
ESV
8 Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the soil,
NLT
8 Though its roots have grown old in the earth and its stump decays,
MSG
8 Even if its roots are old and gnarled, its stump long dormant,
CSB
8 If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump starts to die in the soil,

Job 14:8 In-Context

6 So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.
7 “At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.
8 Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
10 But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Isaiah 6:13; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 53:2
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