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Job 8:17

15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.

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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
His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
KJV
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
WEB
His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.
ASV
His roots are wrapped about the [stone] -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.
DARBY
His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.
BLB
over a rock-pile his roots are wrapped, he looks for a house of stones.
ÅB
om en steinrøys slynger seg hans røtter, mellom steiner trenger han seg fram.
OTB
Dens røtter tvinner seg rundt en steinhaug,
den søker et sted blant klippene.
B1930
om en stenrøs slynger sig hans røtter, mellem stener trenger han sig frem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 18:16

    The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.

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  • Isaiah 5:24

    Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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  • Mark 11:20

    As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.

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  • Job 29:19

    My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.

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  • Isaiah 40:24

    No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.

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  • Jeremiah 12:1–2

    Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

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  • Jude 1:12

    These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.

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