Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Though its roots grow old in the earth
And its stump dies in the dry soil,
New American Standard Bible
And its stump dies in the dry soil,
King James Version
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Holman Bible
and its stump starts to die in the soil,
International Standard Version
Even if its roots have grown ancient in the earth, and its stump begins to rot in the ground,
A Conservative Version
Though the root of it grows old in the earth, and the trunk of it dies in the ground,
American Standard Version
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;
Bible in Basic English
Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;
Darby Translation
Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,
Julia Smith Translation
If its root shall grow old in the earth, and its trunk shall die in the dust
King James 2000
Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground;
Lexham Expanded Bible
though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the dust,
Modern King James verseion
Though its root becomes old in the earth, and its stump dies in the dust,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For though a root be waxen old and dead in the ground,
NET Bible
Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil,
New Heart English Bible
Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,
The Emphasized Bible
If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:
Webster
Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground;
World English Bible
Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,
Youngs Literal Translation
If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 14:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues To Argue His Case With God
7
“For there is hope for a tree,
If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that the shoots of it will not cease nor fail, [but there is no such hope for man].
“Though its roots grow old in the earth
And its stump dies in the dry soil,
Yet at the scent of water [the stump of the tree] will flourish
And bring forth sprigs and shoots like a seedling.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live;
You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy!
For your dew is a dew of [celestial] light [heavenly, supernatural],
And the earth will give birth to the spirits of the dead.
John 12:24
1 Corinthians 15:36
You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies.