Verse 8
Job 14:8
Geneva Bible
8
Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, and the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִם יַזְקִ֣ין בָּ/אָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑/וֹ וּ֝/בֶ/עָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽ/וֹ
English Translation
If he will grow old in the land of his roots, he will die in the dust.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
1
Man that is borne of woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble.
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He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not...
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3
And yet thou openest thine eyes vpon such one, and causest me to enter into iudgement with thee.
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4
Who can bring a cleane thing out of filthinesse? there is not one.
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Are not his dayes determined? the nober of his moneths are with thee: thou hast appointed his bounde...
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6
Turne from him that he may cease vntill his desired day, as an hyreling.
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For there is hope of a tree, if it bee cut downe, that it will yet sproute, and the branches thereof...
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8
Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, and the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,
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Yet by the sent of water it will bud, and bring foorth boughes like a plant.
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10
But man is sicke, and dyeth, and man perisheth, and where is he?
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11
As the waters passe from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp,
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12
So man sleepeth and riseth not: for hee shall not wake againe, nor be raised from his sleepe till th...
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13
Oh that thou wouldest hide me in the graue, and keepe me secret, vntill thy wrath were past, and wou...
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14
If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of mine appointed time will I waite, till my chang...
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15
Thou shalt call me, and I shall answere thee: thou louest the worke of thine own hands.
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16
But nowe thou nombrest my steppes, and doest not delay my sinnes.
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17
Mine iniquitie is sealed vp, as in a bagge, and thou addest vnto my wickednesse.
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18
And surely as the mountaine that falleth, commeth to nought, and the rocke that is remooued from his...
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19
As the water breaketh the stones, when thou ouerflowest the things which growe in the dust of ye ear...
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20
Thou preuailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest h...
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21
And he knoweth not if his sonnes shall be honourable, neither shall he vnderstand concerning them, w...
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But while his flesh is vpon him, he shall be sorowfull, and while his soule is in him, it shall mour...
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