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/>yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />at the scent of water it will bud and sprout again like a new seedling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />yet at the scent of water it will bud and put out branches like a young plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Yet</i> through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Yet</i> at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the scent of water it will flourish And produce sprigs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet at the scent of water [the stump of the tree] will flourish And bring forth sprigs <i>and</i> shoots like a seedling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the scent of water makes it thrive and produce twigs like a sapling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the smell of water makes it thrive and produce twigs like a sapling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but at the touch of water, it sprouts once again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />merely a scent of water will make it sprout and grow branches like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />with water it will sprout like a young plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />the presence of water will make it to bud so that it sprouts new branches like a young plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />yet through the scent of water it will bud, and sprout boughs like a plant. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />From the fragrance of water it flourishes, "" And has made a crop as a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From the smell of water it will break forth, and make foliage as a plant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />at the scent of water, it will sprout and bring forth leaves, as when it had first been planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet at the first whiff of water it sprouts and puts forth branches like a young plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth leaves like a plant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From the scent of waters it will flourish and it will make leaves as a plant<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2146" 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">8</span>If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: mê·rê·aḥ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">at the scent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water</a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: yap̄·ri·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">it will bud</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and put forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">twigs</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/5194.htm" title="5194: nā·ṭa‘ (N-ms) -- Plantation, planting, plant. From nata'; a plant; collectively, a plantation; abstractly, a planting.">a sapling.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?…<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/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2</a></span><br />He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.<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="/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="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Ezekiel 37:1-14</a></span><br />The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. / He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. / Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” ...<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/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-13</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. / You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. ...<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="/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="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.<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.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.</p><p class="hdg">and bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Ezekiel 17:3-10,22-24</a></b></br> And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Ezekiel 19:10</a></b></br> Thy mother <i>is</i> like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></b></br> And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/numbers/28-27.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Scent</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/ezra/6-10.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Sprigs</a> <a href="/job/9-30.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/80-10.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/job/18-16.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/job/15-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/job/39-25.htm">Scent</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/job/39-25.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Sprigs</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/19-18.htm">Young</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/job/14.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Yet at the scent of water</b><br />This phrase evokes a powerful image of hope and renewal. The Hebrew word for "scent" (רֵיחַ, reyach) suggests not just a physical smell but an anticipation or awareness of something life-giving. In the arid regions of the Near East, water is a precious and life-sustaining resource. The mere presence or promise of water can transform a barren landscape into a thriving one. Spiritually, this can be seen as a metaphor for the refreshing and life-giving presence of God’s Spirit, which revives and restores the soul. In the broader biblical narrative, water often symbolizes cleansing, renewal, and the Holy Spirit (<a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a>).<p><b>it will bud</b><br />The Hebrew verb used here, "צָמַח" (tsamach), means to sprout or grow. This word conveys a sense of new beginnings and the potential for life even after apparent death or dormancy. In the context of Job's suffering, this budding represents the hope of restoration and the possibility of new life emerging from despair. Biblically, this can be linked to the resurrection theme, where life triumphs over death, as seen in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is the ultimate hope for believers.<p><b>and put forth twigs</b><br />The imagery of putting forth twigs suggests growth and expansion. The Hebrew word "קָצִיר" (qatsir) refers to the act of producing new shoots or branches. This signifies not just survival but thriving and flourishing. In a spiritual sense, it reflects the believer's growth in faith and righteousness, even amidst trials. The process of putting forth twigs can be likened to the sanctification process, where believers grow in their spiritual walk and bear fruit for God's kingdom (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>).<p><b>like a sapling</b><br />A sapling is a young tree, full of potential and promise. The Hebrew term "נֵצֶר" (netser) used here can also mean a shoot or branch, often associated with the Messianic prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/11.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a>, where a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse. This connection underscores the theme of hope and redemption, pointing to Jesus Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise to bring life and salvation. For Job, the sapling represents the hope of restoration and the assurance that God can bring life out of death, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture and offers encouragement to believers facing their own trials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-9.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">at the scent</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֵ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell, perceive odor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will bud</span><br /><span class="heb">יַפְרִ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(yap̄·ri·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put forth</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשָׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twigs</span><br /><span class="heb">קָצִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> </span><span class="str2">Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sapling.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָֽטַע׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5194.htm">Strong's 5194: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plant, a plantation, a planting</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-9.htm">Job 14:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:9 Yet through the scent of water it (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:10" /></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>