Job 8:16
Full of moisture he is, before the sun, and, over his garden, his shoot goeth forth:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
In Context
15He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect.
17Over a heap, his roots are entwined, a place of stones, he descrieth;
Cross References
Job 5:3I, have seen the foolish taking root, and then hath his home decayed, in a moment:
Psalms 37:35I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
Psalms 80:11It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea,—And, unto the River, its shoots.
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 →