Job 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.”
Job 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 8:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.”
Job 8:17 — World English Bible
Job 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“His roots are wrapped about the stone-heap, He beholdeth the place of stones. ”
Job 8:17 — American Standard Version
Job 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.”
Job 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.”
Job 8:17 — Darby Translation
Job 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones.”
Job 8:17 — Geneva Bible
Job 8:17 in Context — Job 8
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.
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
What Does Job 8:17 Mean?
Job 8:17 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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