Job 8:12
It is yet in its greenness, not yet cut down, when it withereth before any other grass.
Leeser Tanakh
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 the bulrush shoot upward without mire? can the meadow-grass grow up without water?
13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the hypocrite will perish:
Cross References
Psalms 129:6May they become like the grass of the roofs, which withereth before it is pulled up;
Jeremiah 17:6And he shall be like a lonely tree in the desert, which feeleth not when the good cometh; but abideth in the parched places in the wilderness, in a salty land which cannot be inhabited.
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 →