Job 14:8 · KJV
“Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;”
— Job 14:8
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
{Yet} through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Job 14 — Context
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. {rest: Heb. cease}
7For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9{Yet} through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where {is} he? {wasteth...: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off}
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:36
{Thou} fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
Isaiah 26:19
Thy dead {men} shall live, {together with} my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew {is as} the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
John 12:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.