Job 14:8
If its root be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
In Context
7A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout.
9At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.
Cross References
John 12:24Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,
Matthew Henry on Job 14:8-16
Death Anticipated. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: 12 So man lieth down, and… Read the whole commentary →