Job 14:8
Good News Translation
Even though its roots grow old, and its stump dies in the ground,

New Revised Standard Version
Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground,

Contemporary English Version
Its roots and stump may rot,

New American Bible
Even though its root grow old in the earth and its stump die in the dust,

Douay-Rheims Bible
If its roots be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If its roots be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:

die in the ground

Isaiah 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, my slain shall rise again: awake, and give praise, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is the dew of the light: and the land of the giants thou shalt pull down into ruin.

John 12:24 Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

1 Corinthians 15:36 Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first.

Context
Job Laments the Finality of Death
7A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it growth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout. 8If its roots be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:9At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.…
Cross References
Job 14:7
A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it growth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout.

Job 14:9
At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.

Job 14:7
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