Job 8:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.”

Job 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden.”

Job 8:16 — World English Bible

Job 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden. ”

Job 8:16 — American Standard Version

Job 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Green he <FI>is<Fi> before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.”

Job 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He is full of sap before the sun, and his sprout shooteth forth over his garden; ”

Job 8:16 — Darby Translation

Job 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The tree is greene before the sunne, and the branches spread ouer the garden thereof.”

Job 8:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 8:16 in Context — Job 8

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

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What Does Job 8:16 Mean?

Job 8:16 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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