Job 8:12
Even without being cut, while they are still flowering, they wither faster than grass.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
In Context
11Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds grow without water?
Cross References
Psalms 129:6May they be like grass that grows on a roof that withers before it can be harvested,
Jeremiah 17:6They will be like a shrub alone in the desert that isn't even aware when good things happen. It just goes on living in the dry desert, in a salt flat that's uninhabited.
James 1:10while the rich should “boast” in the humble position they now have, since they will fade away like flowers in the field.
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 →