Job 8:12
When it is yet on the root, and though it has not been cut down, 1 Does not any herb wither before it has received moisture? 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
In Context
11Does the rush flourish without water, 1 Or shall the flag grow up without moisture? 1
Cross References
Psalms 129:6My soul has hoped in the Lord; 1 From the morning watch till night. 1
Jeremiah 17:6And he shall be as the wild tamarisk in the desert: he shall not see when good comes; but he shall dwell in barren places, and in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not 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 →