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


In Context

5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed.

6 Depart a little from him, that he may rest, until his wished for day come, as that of the hireling.

7 A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout.

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

9 At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.

10 But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you 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 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,

The American 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;