Job 8:16
He seems to have moisture before the sun arrives; and at sunrise, his sprout shoots forth.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
In Context
15He will lean on his house, and it will not stand; he will prop it up, but it will not rise.
17His roots will crowd together over a heap of stones, and among the stones he will remain.
Cross References
Job 5:3I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I have cursed his excellence without hesitation.
Psalms 80:11For I am the Lord your God, who led you out of the land of Egypt. Widen your mouth, and I will fill it.
Matthew Henry on Job 8:9-20
8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:… Read the whole commentary →