Parallel Verses

Amplified


‘My root is spread out and open to the waters,
And the dew lies all night upon my branch.

New American Standard Bible

‘My root is spread out to the waters,
And dew lies all night on my branch.

King James Version

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

Holman Bible

My roots will have access to water,
and the dew will rest on my branches all night.

International Standard Version

My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches.

A Conservative Version

My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lays all night upon my branch.

American Standard Version

My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;

Bible in Basic English

My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,

Darby Translation

My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;

Julia Smith Translation

My root opened to the waters, and the dew will lodge upon my foliage.

King James 2000

My root was spread out to the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

Lexham Expanded Bible

My roots [were] open to water, and dew spent the night on my branches;

Modern King James verseion

My root was open to the waters, and the dew lay all night on my branch.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For my root was spread out by the water's side, and the dew lay upon my corn.

NET Bible

My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.

New Heart English Bible

My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

The Emphasized Bible

My root, is laid open to the waters, and, the dew, shall lodge for the night in my boughs;

Webster

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

World English Bible

My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

Youngs Literal Translation

My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
My root
שׁרשׁ 
Sheresh 
Usage: 33

פּתח 
Pathach 
Usage: 143

by the waters
מים 
Mayim 
Usage: 581

and the dew
טל 
Tal 
dew
Usage: 31

לין לוּן 
Luwn 
Usage: 84

References

American

Dew

Fausets

Dew

Morish

Dew

Smith

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense

18
“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest,
And I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19 
‘My root is spread out and open to the waters,
And the dew lies all night upon my branch.
20
‘My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed],
And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’


Cross References

Job 18:16


“The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below,
And above, his branch is cut off and withers.

Jeremiah 17:8


“For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters,
That spreads out its roots by the river;
And will not fear the heat when it comes;
But its leaves will be green and moist.
And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought
Nor stop bearing fruit.

Psalm 1:3


And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season;
Its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].

Hosea 14:5-7


I shall be like the dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the lily,
And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

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