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Job 29:19

17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
KJV
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
WEB
My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
ASV
My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;
DARBY
My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;
BLB
My root is open to the waters, and the dew lodges on my branch.
ÅB
Min rot skal ligge åpen for vann, og nattens dugg skal falle på mine greiner.
OTB
Mine røtter sprer seg ut til vannene,
Og dugg ligger på mine grener hele natten.
B1930
Min rot skal ligge åpen for vann, og nattens dugg skal falle på mine grener.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 17:8

    For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

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  • Psalms 1:3

    And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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  • Hosea 14:5–7

    I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

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  • Job 18:16

    His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

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