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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 />They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He is a lush plant before the sun, and his shoots spread over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He <i>is</i> green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He grows green in the sun, And his branches spread out in his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He flourishes before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He thrives before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He thrives <i>and</i> prospers [like a green plant] before the sun, And his branches spread out over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine; his shoots spread out over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine; his shoots spread out over his garden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sinful people are like plants with spreading roots and plenty of sun and water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He is like a well-watered plant in the sunshine. The shoots spread over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Evil people sprout like weeds in the sun, like weeds that spread all through the garden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight, spreading out its branches over its garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He is a well-watered plant in the sun, its shoots spread over its garden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He is green before the sun. His shoots go forth over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He [is] green before the sun, "" And over his garden his branch goes out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Green he is before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />It was moist before the sun, and its sprout will come forth upon his garden.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He seemeth to have moisture before the sun cometh, and at his rising his blossom shall shoot forth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He seems to have moisture before the sun arrives; and at sunrise, his sprout shoots forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He thrives in full sun, and over his garden his shoots go forth; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked thrive before the sun, and their shoots spread over the garden.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He is like green vegetation before the sun, and his roots shall rest in a ground liable to be washed away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />It is as green fruit before the sun<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For it is moist under the sun, and his branch shall come forth out of his dung-heap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/8-16.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=1245" 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">15</span>He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/7373.htm" title="7373: rā·ṭōḇ (Adj-ms) -- Moist, juicy, fresh. From ratab; moist.">is a well-watered plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: šā·meš (N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">the sunshine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">spreading</a> <a href="/hebrew/3127.htm" title="3127: yō·naq·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A young shoot, twig. Feminine of yowneq; a sprout.">its shoots</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/1593.htm" title="1593: gan·nā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A garden. Feminine of gan; a garden.">the garden.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.…<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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<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="/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="/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="/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/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="/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="/hosea/9-16.htm">Hosea 9:16</a></span><br />Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,<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="/matthew/15-13.htm">Matthew 15:13</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">2 Peter 2:17</a></span><br />These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Jude 1:12</a></span><br />These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Isaiah 27:11</a></span><br />When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He is green before the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.</p><p class="hdg">green</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7-15</a></b></br> Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35,36</a></b></br> I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-12</a></b></br> For I was envious at the foolish, <i>when</i> I saw the prosperity of the wicked… </p><p class="hdg">his branch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-3.htm">Job 5:3</a></b></br> I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/9-48.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-16.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/job/8-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/job/8-12.htm">Green</a> <a href="/job/8-12.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Sap</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Shooteth</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/job/1-11.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/job/5-6.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/job/6-12.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">Sunshine</a> <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Well-Watered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/14-7.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/8-21.htm">Full</a> <a href="/songs/4-12.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Green</a> <a href="/job/14-9.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Sap</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Shooteth</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/job/11-13.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Sunshine</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Well-Watered</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He is a well-watered plant</b><br>This phrase metaphorically describes a person who appears to be thriving and prosperous. In biblical times, water was a symbol of life and blessing, especially in the arid regions of the Near East. The imagery of a well-watered plant suggests abundance and vitality, reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, where the righteous are likened to a tree planted by streams of water. This prosperity, however, is superficial and temporary, as the context of <a href="/job/8.htm">Job 8</a> reveals that Bildad is speaking about the fate of the wicked, who may seem prosperous but lack true spiritual depth.<p><b>in the sunshine</b><br>Sunshine here symbolizes favorable conditions and blessings. In the ancient Near Eastern context, sunlight was essential for growth and prosperity, much like rain. The sun is often associated with God's provision and favor, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a>, where God causes the sun to rise on both the evil and the good. However, the prosperity of the wicked, as Bildad implies, is dependent on external circumstances and lacks the enduring foundation of righteousness.<p><b>spreading its shoots over the garden</b><br>This imagery suggests expansion and influence, as the plant extends its reach. In biblical symbolism, a garden often represents a place of beauty, order, and divine blessing, akin to the Garden of Eden. The spreading shoots indicate growth and dominance, similar to how the wicked may seem to flourish and extend their influence. However, this growth is ultimately unsustainable without a righteous foundation, as seen in the broader context of Job and the eventual downfall of the wicked. This can be contrasted with the enduring growth of the righteous, as depicted in <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a>, where Jesus speaks of abiding in Him to bear lasting fruit.<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 who experiences profound suffering and loss. His faith and righteousness are tested through his trials.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden.htm">Garden</a></b><br>Symbolically represents a place of growth and prosperity. In this context, it is used metaphorically to describe the flourishing of a person who appears to be blessed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_prosperity.htm">The Illusion of Prosperity</a></b><br>Bildad's metaphor of a well-watered plant suggests that outward prosperity can be deceiving. True spiritual health is not always visible and may not correlate with material success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_deep_roots.htm">The Importance of Deep Roots</a></b><br>Just as a plant needs deep roots to survive adverse conditions, believers must be deeply rooted in their faith to withstand life's trials. This involves regular engagement with Scripture, prayer, and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_growth.htm">God's Sovereignty in Growth</a></b><br>While Bildad implies that prosperity is a sign of God's favor, the broader biblical account shows that God’s ways are higher than ours. True growth and flourishing come from God’s grace and purpose, not merely human effort or visible success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_trials_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Trials in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Trials can serve as a means of deepening our faith and reliance on God. Like a plant that grows stronger through adversity, believers can find strength and resilience through their challenges.<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/what's_the_bible's_view_on_clairvoyance.htm">What does 'born to trouble' signify in Job 5:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_16_7-8_align_with_a_just_god.htm">In Job 16:7-8, how can Job's physical suffering be reconciled with a compassionate God who supposedly protects the righteous?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">He is green.</span>--Here begins, as we understand it, another and an opposite picture, which fact is marked in the Hebrew by an emphatic pronoun. "Green is <span class= "ital">he </span>(see <a href="/job/8-6.htm" title="If you were pure and upright; surely now he would awake for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.">Job 8:6</a>) before the sun, &c., quite unlike the watery paper-plant. This man is verdant and luxuriant, not in the midst of moisture, but even before the sun." There is not the same promise of verdure, but a greater realisation of it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He is green before the sun</span>. Bildad here introduces a third and more elaborate simile. The hypocrite, or ungodly man (ver. 13), is as a gourd (<a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Jonah 4:6</a>), or other rapidly growing plant, which shoots forth at sunrise with a wealth of greenery, spreading itself over a whole garden, and even sending forth its sprays and tendrils beyond it (comp. <a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Genesis 49:22</a>) - lovely to look at, and full, apparently, of life and vigour. And his branch shooteth forth in his garden; rather, <span class="accented">over his garden</span>, <span class="accented">or beyond his</span>, <span class="accented">garden</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/8-16.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">He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֭וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a well-watered plant</span><br /><span class="heb">רָטֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ṭōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7373.htm">Strong's 7373: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moist, juicy, fresh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine 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">the sunshine,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑מֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spreading</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵצֵֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its shoots</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·naq·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3127.htm">Strong's 3127: </a> </span><span class="str2">A young shoot, twig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the garden.</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(gan·nā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1593.htm">Strong's 1593: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/8-16.htm">OT Poetry: Job 8:16 He is green before the sun (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/8-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 8:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 8:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/8-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 8:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 8:17" /></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>