Job 14:8
Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, and the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
In Context
9Yet by the sent of water it will bud, and bring foorth boughes like a plant.
Cross References
John 12:24Verely, verely I say vnto you, Except the wheate corne fall into the grounde and die, it bideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth foorth much fruite.
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 →