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Job 8:11 Cross-References
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“Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?”
Job 8:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 8:11
Bildad employs nature imagery to illustrate the ungodly's fate: 'Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?' The 'rush' (gome, גֹּמֶא) refers to papyrus reeds requiring wetland habitat. The 'flag' (achu, אָחוּ) is marsh grass or sedge. Both plants absolutely require their proper environment—remove the water, and they immediately wither. Bildad's analogy is clear: remove God's blessing from the hypocrite, and he similarly perishes.The rhetorical questions expect negative answers—no, these plants cannot survive without their required elements. Similarly, Bildad argues, t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 8:11
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“and the river will be wasted and become dry.”
“she took a papyrus basket for him”