Job 14:7
5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
- KJV
- For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
- WEB
- “For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.
- ASV
- For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
- DARBY
- For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease;
- BLB
- For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that again it will pass through, and its tender shoots will not cease.
- ÅB
- For treet er det håp; om det hugges, så spirer det igjen, og på nye skudd mangler det ikke;
- OTB
- “For det er håp for et tre,
Hvis det blir hugget ned, at det vil skyte igjen,
Og dets skudd vil ikke svikte. - B1930
- For treet er det håp; om det hugges, så spirer det igjen, og på nye skudd mangler det ikke;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 27:6
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:1
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Read in contextJob 14:14
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Read in contextDaniel 4:23–25
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
Read in contextJob 19:10
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Read in contextDaniel 4:15
Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
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