Job 14:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.”
What this verse means
A short, plain-language explanation of Job 14:9 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
Compare translations
BSBPD
“at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 14:9 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 17:3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
- Ezekiel 17:22This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
- Ezekiel 19:10Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.
- Daniel 4:12Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.
- Romans 11:17Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Keep exploring