Job 8:12
While it is yet in its greenness, and is not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
In Context
11“Can the paper-reed grow up without mire? Can the bulrush grow without water?
13Such is the fate of all who forget God; So perisheth the hope of the ungodly.
Cross References
Psalms 129:6Let them be as grass upon the house-tops, Which withereth before one pulleth it up;
Jeremiah 17:6He shall be like a poor wanderer in the desert, Who seeth not when good cometh, But dwelleth in the parched places of the desert, In a salt land, and uninhabited.
James 1:10but the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he will pass away.
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 →