Job 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.”
Job 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 8:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.”
Job 8:12 — World English Bible
Job 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb. ”
Job 8:12 — American Standard Version
Job 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“While it <FI>is<Fi> in its budding--uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.”
Job 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Whilst it is yet in its greenness [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] grass. ”
Job 8:12 — Darby Translation
Job 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though it were in greene and not cutte downe, yet shall it wither before any other herbe.”
Job 8:12 — Geneva Bible
Job 8:12 in Context — Job 8
10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
What Does Job 8:12 Mean?
Job 8:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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