Job 14:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 14:8

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Berean Standard Bible

If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

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KJV

King James Version

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

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WEB

World English Bible

Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,

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ASV

American Standard Version

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

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Job 14

⁶ look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.

⁷ For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.

⁸ If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

⁹ at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.

¹⁰ But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?

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