Job 8:12
Though it were in greene and not cutte downe, yet shall it wither before any other herbe.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 a rush grow without myre? or can ye grasse growe without water?
13So are the paths of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish.
Cross References
Psalms 129:6They shalbe as the grasse on the house tops, which withereth afore it commeth forth.
Jeremiah 17:6For he shall be like the heath in the wildernesse, and shall not see when any good commeth, but shall inhabite the parched places in the wildernesse, in a salt land, and not inhabited.
James 1:10Againe hee that is rich, in that hee is made lowe: for as the flower of the grasse, shall he vanish 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 →