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If it is cut down, it will sprout again and grow new branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will change back <i>sprouting</i> again, And its shoots will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the shoots of it will not cease <i>nor</i> fail, [but there is no such hope for man].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When a tree is chopped down, there is always the hope that it will sprout again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There is hope for a tree when it is cut down. It will sprout again. Its shoots will not stop sprouting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There is hope for a tree that has been cut down; it can come back to life and sprout. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"There is hope for the tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots won't stop growing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, "" That it changes again, "" That its tender branch does not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For there is hope for a tree if it shall be cut down, and it shall yet revive, and its suckers shall not cease.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A tree has hope: if it has been cut, it turns green again, and its branches spring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For a tree there is hope; if it is cut down, it will sprout again, its tender shoots will not cease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again and its tender shoots will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because there is hope for a tree that if it is cut, it is renewed again; its offshoots are not lacking<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, <i>that</i> it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-7.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=2133" 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/14.htm">Job Laments the Finality of Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615: tiq·wāh (N-fs) -- A cord, expectancy. From qavah; literally, a cord (compare qaveh); figuratively, expectancy.">hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: lā·‘êṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">for a tree:</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yik·kā·rêṯ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">it is cut down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: ya·ḥă·lîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">it will sprout</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: wə·‘ō·wḏ (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3127.htm" title="3127: wə·yō·naq·tōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A young shoot, twig. Feminine of yowneq; a sprout.">and its tender 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.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2308.htm" title="2308: ṯeḥ·dāl (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To cease. A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. desist; be lacking or idle.">fail.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,…<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="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Ezekiel 17:22-24</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. / I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. / Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a></span><br />And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a></span><br />I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Isaiah 55:13</a></span><br />Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm">Isaiah 27:6</a></span><br />In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.<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="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / 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="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-6</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a></span><br />He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. / Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-30.htm">Mark 4:30-32</a></span><br />Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it? / It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth. / But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Luke 13:18-19</a></span><br />Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? / It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23</a></span><br />For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.</p><p class="hdg">that it will sprout</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-14.htm">Job 14:14</a></b></br> If a man die, shall he live <i>again</i>? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-10.htm">Job 19:10</a></b></br> He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></b></br> And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/8-16.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/job/9-27.htm">Change</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/job/13-15.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">Least</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">New</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/job/11-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Tree</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-30.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/job/14-9.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/job/16-6.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Change</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/14-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Least</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">New</a> <a href="/job/14-9.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/job/14-8.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Tree</a><div class="vheading2">Job 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-7.htm">He waits for his change</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-16.htm">By sin the creature is subject to corruption</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/14.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/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For there is hope for a tree:</b><br>This phrase introduces the metaphor of a tree, symbolizing resilience and renewal. In biblical literature, trees often represent life, growth, and stability (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a>). The imagery of hope in a tree suggests a natural cycle of life and restoration, contrasting with human mortality. The use of "hope" here is significant, as it reflects a theme throughout Scripture where hope is often tied to faith in God's promises (<a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a>).<p><b>If it is cut down:</b><br>The cutting down of a tree can symbolize destruction or judgment, akin to the fall of nations or individuals who turn away from God (<a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a>). However, the context here implies a temporary setback rather than a permanent end. This reflects the biblical theme of redemption and restoration, where what seems lost can be renewed by divine intervention (<a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Ezekiel 17:24</a>).<p><b>It will sprout again:</b><br>The ability of a tree to sprout again after being cut down highlights the theme of resurrection and new beginnings. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who, though crucified, rose again, bringing new life to believers (<a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a>). The resilience of the tree mirrors the hope of resurrection and eternal life promised to those who trust in God (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a>).<p><b>And its tender shoots will not fail:</b><br>The tender shoots represent new growth and the continuation of life. This imagery is consistent with the biblical promise of God's faithfulness and the assurance that His purposes will prevail (<a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a>). The unfailing nature of the shoots can also be seen as a metaphor for the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people, as seen in the promises made to Abraham and fulfilled in Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and questions the nature of human existence and divine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of Job's lament in chapter 14, where he reflects on the brevity and difficulty of life, using the metaphor of a tree to express hope amidst despair.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Just as a tree can sprout again after being cut down, believers can find hope in God's power to restore and renew, even in the midst of trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resilience_in_faith.htm">Resilience in Faith</a></b><br>The imagery of a tree's resilience encourages believers to remain steadfast in faith, trusting that God can bring new life and growth from seemingly hopeless situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence.htm">Divine Providence</a></b><br>This verse reminds us of God's sovereignty and providence, assuring us that He is capable of bringing about renewal and redemption in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_through_trials.htm">Endurance through Trials</a></b><br>Job's reflection teaches us the importance of enduring through life's challenges, holding onto the hope that God will ultimately bring restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_new_beginnings.htm">Symbol of New Beginnings</a></b><br>The sprouting tree serves as a symbol of new beginnings, encouraging believers to look forward to the new life and opportunities God provides.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_appear_silent_or_absent.htm">Why does God appear silent or absent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_currently_living.htm">How does delayed hope affect one's emotional state?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_14_doubt_resurrection.htm">Does Job 14:14’s question “If someone dies, will they live again?” indicate uncertainty about resurrection, challenging other parts of the Bible that teach it? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_12_contradict_resurrection.htm">When Job 14:12 says the dead 'do not rise,' does this contradict later scriptures affirming an immediate afterlife or resurrection?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-7.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hope</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8615.htm">Strong's 8615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, expectancy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a tree:</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעֵ֗ץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is cut down,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭כָּרֵת</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·rêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will sprout</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחֲלִ֑יף</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥă·lîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְע֣וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<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">and its tender shoots</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·naq·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">will not</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">fail.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶחְדָּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯeḥ·dāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2308.htm">Strong's 2308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:7 For there is hope for a tree (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:8" /></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>