Job 14:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 14:7

5 ^aSince his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You;
You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.

6 ^aLook away from him that he may¹ rest,
Till ^blike a hired man he finishes his day.

7 “For there is hope for a tree,
If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that its tender shoots will not cease.

8 Though its root may grow old in the earth,
And its stump may die in the ground,

9 Yet at the scent of water it will bud
And bring forth branches like a plant.

10 But man dies and¹ is laid away;
Indeed he¹ breathes his last
And where is ^ahe?

11 As water disappears from the sea,
And a river becomes parched and dries up,

12 So man lies down and does not rise.
^aTill the heavens are no more,
They will not awake
Nor be roused from their sleep.

Verse Comparison: Job 14:7

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again and that the tender shoots of it will not cease. [But there is no such hope for man.]

Contemporary English Version
When a tree is chopped down, there is always the hope that it will sprout again.

Darby English Version
For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease;

Good News Bible
There is hope for a tree that has been cut down; it can come back to life and sprout.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail.

New International Version
"At least there is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its new shoots will not fail.

New King James Version
“For there is hope for a tree,
If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that its tender shoots will not cease.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For a tree has hope, When people cut it down, it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail.

Revised Standard Version
"For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.

Young's Literal Translation
For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.

New English Translation
“But there is hope for¹ a tree:² If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.

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