8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;


In Context

5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with you, you have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

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

9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

10 But man dies, and wastes away: yes, man gives up the ghost, and where is he?

Job 14:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:8Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:8If its root be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,