Job 8:12
“Whilest it is yet in his greennesse, and not cut downe, it withereth before any other herbe.”
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Job 8:12 Context
10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, & vtter words out of their heart? 11Can the rush growe vp without myre? can the flag growe without water? 12Whilest it is yet in his greennesse, and not cut downe, it withereth before any other herbe. 13So are the paths of all that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish: 14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spiders web.
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Other Translations for Job 8:12
Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] herb.
- King James Version
"While it is still green {and} not cut down, Yet it withers before any {other} plant.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, `and' not cut down, It withereth before any `other' herb.
- American Standard Version (1901)
When it is still green, without being cut down, it becomes dry and dead before any other plant.
- Basic English Bible
Whilst it is yet in its greenness [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] grass.
- Darby Bible
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
- Webster's Bible
While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.
- World English Bible
While it [is] in its budding -- uncropt, Even before any herb it withereth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 8:12
8:12 Greenness - Whereby it promises long continuance. Tho' no man cut it down, it withers of itself, sooner than other herbs.