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Job 14:8
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Job 14:8
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Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
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Job 14:8 in Other Translations
KJV
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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.
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Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
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yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
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But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
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Isaiah 6:13
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Isaiah 11:1
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Isaiah 53:2
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