11|Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?


In Context

8 |Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.

9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)

10 Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?

11 |Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?

12 While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.

13 So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man shall perish,

Job 8:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Can the rush be green without moisture? or a sedge-bush grow without water?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11Can the rush grow without mire? can the flag grow without water?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11'Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?