Parallel Verses
Amplified
“His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks,
And he gazes at a house of stones.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
Holman Bible
He looks for a home among the stones.
International Standard Version
Its roots weave around a pile of stones, seeking to entrench itself among the rocks.
A Conservative Version
His roots are wrapped around the [stone] heap. He beholds the place of stones.
American Standard Version
His roots are wrapped about the'stone -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.
Bible in Basic English
His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.
Darby Translation
His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.
Julia Smith Translation
His roots were entwined upon a heap, he shall see a house of stones.
King James 2000
His roots are wrapped about the stone heap, and looks for a place in the stones.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His roots twine over a stone heap; he sees a house of stone.
Modern King James verseion
His roots are wrapped around the heap, and he sees the place of stones.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and it taketh many roots: insomuch that it is like a house of stone.
NET Bible
It wraps its roots around a heap of stones and it looks for a place among stones.
New Heart English Bible
His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.
The Emphasized Bible
Over a heap, his roots are entwined, a place of stones, he descrieth;
Webster
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
World English Bible
His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.
Youngs Literal Translation
By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:17
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Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
16
“He thrives and prospers [like a green plant] before the sun,
And his branches spread out over his garden.
“His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks,
And he gazes at a house of stones.
“If he is snatched from his place [in the garden],
Then his place will forget him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
Names
Cross References
Job 18:16
“The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below,
And above, his branch is cut off and withers.
Job 29:19
‘My root is spread out and open to the waters,
And the dew lies all night upon my branch.
Isaiah 5:24
Therefore, as the tongue of fire consumes the stubble [from straw]
And the dry grass collapses into the flame,
So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away like fine dust;
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts
And despised and discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 40:24
Scarcely have they been planted,
Scarcely have they been sown,
Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And a strong wind carries them away like stubble.
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Mark 11:20
In the morning, as they were passing by, the disciples saw that the fig tree had withered away from the roots up.
Jude 1:12
These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your