17His roots shall be thick upon a heap of stones, and among the stones he shall abide.


In Context

14 His folly shall not please him, and his trust shall be like the spider's web.

15 He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand: he shall prop it up, and it shall not rise:

16 He seemeth to have moisture before the sun cometh, and at his rising his blossom shall shoot forth.

17 His roots shall be thick upon a heap of stones, and among the stones he shall abide.

18 If one swallow him up out of his place, he shall deny him, and shall say: I know thee not.

19 For this is the joy of his way, that others may spring again out of the earth.

Job 8:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the place of stones.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:17it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:17His roots are wrapped about the'stone -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:17His roots are wrapped about the heap, he beholdeth the place of stones.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17His roots are wrapped about the heap, and sees the place of stones.