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


In Context

8 For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,

9 (For of yesterday we are, and we know not, For a shadow are our days on earth.)

10 Do they not shew thee — speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?

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

12 While it is in its budding — uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.

13 So are the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11|Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow 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?