Job 8:12

8:11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

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While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it wither before any other herb.

8:13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

What does Job 8:12 mean?

Job 8:12 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֵב (ʼêb), קָטַף (qâṭaph), יָבֵשׁ (yâbêsh). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Whilst

yet

his

greenness,אֵבʼêb/abe/H3a green plant

and

not

cut

down,קָטַףqâṭaph/kaw-taf'/H6998to strip off

witherethיָבֵשׁyâbêsh/yaw-bashe'/H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)

beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

any

other

herb.חָצִירchâtsîyr/khaw-tseer'/H2682grass; also a leek (collectively)

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Esther 5:11

And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

Job 13:13

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. Hold: Heb. Be silent from me

Topics

Forgetting God Godlessness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 8:12.

Isaiah 15:6

For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. desolate: Heb. desolations

Isaiah 40:7

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Psalms 129:6

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

Frequently asked questions

What does Job 8:12 say?

Job 8:12 (King James Version) reads: "Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb."

Is Job 8:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 8:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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