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Job 14:8 Cross-References
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“Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;”
Job 14:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 14:8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth (יַזְקִין בָּאָרֶץ שָׁרְשׁוֹ, yazqin baaretz shorsho)—Job describes a tree whose root (שֹׁרֶשׁ, shoresh) grows old (זָקֵן, zaqen), seemingly dead. And the stock thereof die in the ground (גֶּזַע, geza, 'stump/stock')—the visible trunk dies, appearing completely lifeless. Yet this apparent death sets up verse 9's resurrection imagery. Job uses botanical observation to explore whether humans, unlike trees, have hope beyond death.The tree metaphor runs throughout Scripture: Psalm 1's righteous person is 'like a tree planted by rivers of water,' and Jer...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 14:8
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“that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.”
“you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs”
“unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies”