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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither more quickly than grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whilst it <i>is</i> yet in his greenness, <i>and</i> not cut down, it withereth before any <i>other</i> herb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />While it <i>is</i> yet green <i>and</i> not cut down, It withers before any <i>other</i> plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“While it is still green <i>and</i> not cut down, Yet it withers before any <i>other</i> plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“While it is still green <i>and</i> not cut down, Yet it withers before any <i>other</i> plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />While it is still green <i>and</i> not cut down, Yet it dries up before any <i>other</i> plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down, Yet it withers before any <i>other</i> plant [when without water].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and if the water dries up, they die sooner than grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even if they were fresh and not cut, they would wither quicker than grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If the water dries up, they are the first to wither, while still too small to be cut and used. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />While it [is] in its budding—uncropped, "" Even before any herb it withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> While it is in its budding -- uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />While yet in its greenness it shall not break off, and it will dry up before grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When it is yet in flower, and is not plucked up with the hand, it withereth before all herbs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />When it is still in flower, and has not been pulled up by hand, it withers before all other plants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />While it is yet green and uncut, it withers quicker than any grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />While they are yet in their greenness, and not cut down, they wither before any other herb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />While it is in its growth it is not picked, and before all grass it dries up<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When it is yet on the root, and <i>though</i> it has not been cut down, does not any herb wither before it has received moisture?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/8-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1221" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/8.htm">Bildad: Job Should Repent</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water? <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·ḏen·nū (Adv:: 3ms) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">While</a> <a href="/hebrew/3.htm" title="3: ḇə·’ib·bōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Freshness, fresh green. From the same as 'abiyb; a green plant.">the shoots</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">are still uncut,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6998.htm" title="6998: yiq·qā·ṭêp̄ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pluck off or out. A primitive root; to strip off."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: yî·ḇāš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">they dry up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: wə·lip̄·nê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">quicker than</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2682.htm" title="2682: ḥā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- Green grass, herbage. Perhaps originally the same as chatsiyr, from the greenness of a courtyard; grass; also a leek.">grass.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3-4</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. / Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7-8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">Matthew 13:6</a></span><br />But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. / He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Ezekiel 17:9-10</a></span><br />So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots. / Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-11.htm">James 1:11</a></span><br />For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a></span><br />Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a></span><br />Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Psalm 37:2</a></span><br />For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-6.htm">Luke 8:6</a></span><br />Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24</a></span><br />No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-6.htm">Mark 4:6</a></span><br />But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it wither before any other herb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Psalm 129:6,7</a></b></br> Let them be as the grass <i>upon</i> the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Jeremiah 17:6</a></b></br> For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, <i>in</i> a salt land and not inhabited.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-20.htm">Matthew 13:20</a></b></br> But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Budding</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-5.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Green</a> <a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Greenness</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm">Growing</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-9.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Uncut</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-3.htm">Whilst</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Wither</a> <a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/10-31.htm">Budding</a> <a href="/job/8-14.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Green</a> <a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Greenness</a> <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Growing</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/job/9-26.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Uncut</a> <a href="/job/8-21.htm">Whilst</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Wither</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/job/8-19.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Job 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/8-1.htm">Bildad shows God's justice in dealing with men according to their works.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/8-8.htm">He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/8-20.htm">He applies God's just dealing to Job.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, agriculture was a central part of life, and the imagery of plants and growth was commonly used to convey spiritual truths. The "shoots" represent new beginnings or the initial stages of a person's life or endeavors. This can be connected to the parable of the sower in <a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>, where the growth of seeds is used to illustrate the reception of God's word. The uncut shoots imply that they have not yet been harvested or pruned, indicating a lack of maturity or completion.<p><b>they dry up more quickly than grass</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the fragility and transience of life and prosperity without a firm foundation. In the arid climate of the Near East, grass would quickly wither without sufficient water, symbolizing the fleeting nature of human efforts and achievements when not rooted in God. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>, where human life is compared to grass that withers and flowers that fade, but the word of God stands forever. The drying up of the shoots serves as a warning of the consequences of relying on one's own strength or wisdom rather than on divine guidance and support.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad_the_shuhite.htm">Bildad the Shuhite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Bildad is speaking, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and the nature of God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the book, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_metaphor_of_plants.htm">The Metaphor of Plants</a></b><br>Bildad uses the imagery of plants and grass to illustrate the fragility and temporary nature of life without a firm foundation in God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_suffering.htm">The Context of Suffering</a></b><br>The broader context of Job's suffering and the dialogues between Job and his friends, which explore themes of justice, righteousness, and divine sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fragility_of_life_without_god.htm">The Fragility of Life Without God</a></b><br>Bildad's metaphor reminds us that life without a strong foundation in God is fragile and temporary. Just as uncut shoots dry up quickly, so too can our lives become barren without spiritual nourishment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_deep_roots_in_faith.htm">The Importance of Deep Roots in Faith</a></b><br>Like plants that need deep roots to survive, our faith must be deeply rooted in God's word and presence. This ensures that we can withstand trials and challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Suffering can serve as a catalyst for deepening our faith and reliance on God. It challenges us to examine our spiritual roots and seek a closer relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_godly_counsel.htm">The Need for Godly Counsel</a></b><br>While Bildad's intentions may have been to help, his understanding was limited. We must seek counsel that aligns with God's truth and encourages us in our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_perspective.htm">The Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Our lives are temporary, like grass that withers. We should focus on eternal values and invest in our relationship with God, which endures beyond this life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_8_11-13_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Job 8:11-13 compares the fate of sinners to papyrus plants withering; does this metaphor conflict with other biblical teachings about God's mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_givers_stay_poor.htm">Proverbs 3:9 commands honoring God with wealth--why do many faithful givers remain poor while the corrupt often thrive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that 'the tents of robbers are at peace' harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_31_5-8_oppose_human_fallibility.htm">Does Job's assertion of moral completeness in Job 31:5-8 conflict with the broader biblical theme of universal human fallibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not out down</span>. It grows and flourishes in a rich greenness up to a certain point; no one touches it; but the water fails from the root, and it fades, collapses, and is gone. It withereth before any other herb. The ground may be all green around it with ordinary grass and other herbs, since they only need a little moisture - the water-plant will collapse unless it has its full supply. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/8-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">While</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹדֶ֣נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḏen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the shoots</span><br /><span class="heb">בְ֭אִבּוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’ib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3.htm">Strong's 3: </a> </span><span class="str2">Freshness, fresh green</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are still uncut,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they dry up</span><br /><span class="heb">יִיבָֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yî·ḇāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quicker than</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִפְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grass.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָצִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2682.htm">Strong's 2682: </a> </span><span class="str2">Green grass, herbage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/8-12.htm">Job 8:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/8-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 8:12 While it is yet in its greenness (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/8-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 8:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 8:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/8-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 8:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 8:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>