Job 14:8

If even its root become old in the earth, and its stock die in the dust:

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

In Context

7For there is hope for the tree: if it be cut down, it may still sprout again, while its young shoot will not cease.

9Yet through the scent of water will it flourish [again], and produce boughs as though It were newly planted.

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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 →

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