Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 8:16
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Berean Standard Bible
He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
King James Version
He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
World English Bible
He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden.
American Standard Version
He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 8
14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
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