Job 8:16
Green he [is] before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
In Context
15He leaneth on his house — and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it — and it abideth not.
17By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.
Cross References
Job 5:3I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
Psalms 80:11It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.
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 →