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Job 8:11

9 For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

10 Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.

13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
KJV
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
WEB
“Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?
ASV
Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?
DARBY
Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?
BLB
Can the papyrus rise up without a marsh? Can the reed grow without waters?
ÅB
Vokser sivet opp hvor det ikke er myrlendt? Blir starrgresset stort uten vann?
OTB
Kan papyrus vokse høyt uten en sump?
Kan siv trives uten vann?
B1930
Vokser sivet op hvor det ikke er myrlendt? Blir starrgresset stort uten vann?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 2:3

    But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.

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  • Isaiah 19:5–7

    The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.

    Read in context