Job 8:16 · KJV
“He {is} green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.”
— Job 8:16
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
His roots are wrapped about the heap, {and} seeth the place of stones.
Job 8 — Context
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust {shall be} a spider's web. {web: Heb. house}
15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16He {is} green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17His roots are wrapped about the heap, {and} seeth the place of stones.
18If he destroy him from his place, then {it} shall deny him, {saying}, I have not seen thee.
Cross References
Psalms 80:11
She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Psalms 73:3-12
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Jeremiah 11:16
The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, {and} of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Psalms 37:35-36
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}
Job 5:3
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job 21:7-15
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?