Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant. New Living Translation at the scent of water it will bud and sprout again like a new seedling. English Standard Version yet at the scent of water it will bud and put out branches like a young plant. Berean Standard Bible at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. King James Bible Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. New King James Version Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant. New American Standard Bible At the scent of water it will flourish And produce sprigs like a plant. NASB 1995 At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant. NASB 1977 At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant. Legacy Standard Bible At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant. Amplified Bible Yet at the scent of water [the stump of the tree] will flourish And bring forth sprigs and shoots like a seedling. Christian Standard Bible the scent of water makes it thrive and produce twigs like a sapling. Holman Christian Standard Bible the smell of water makes it thrive and produce twigs like a sapling. American Standard Version Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant. Contemporary English Version but at the touch of water, it sprouts once again. English Revised Version Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. GOD'S WORD® Translation merely a scent of water will make it sprout and grow branches like a plant. Good News Translation with water it will sprout like a young plant. International Standard Version the presence of water will make it to bud so that it sprouts new branches like a young plant. Majority Standard Bible at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. NET Bible at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant. New Heart English Bible yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. Webster's Bible Translation Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. World English Bible yet through the scent of water it will bud, and sprout boughs like a plant. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFrom the fragrance of water it flourishes, "" And has made a crop as a plant. Young's Literal Translation From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant. Smith's Literal Translation From the smell of water it will break forth, and make foliage as a plant. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAt the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted. Catholic Public Domain Version at the scent of water, it will sprout and bring forth leaves, as when it had first been planted. New American Bible Yet at the first whiff of water it sprouts and puts forth branches like a young plant. New Revised Standard Version yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth leaves like a plant; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated From the scent of waters it will flourish and it will make leaves as a plant OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant. Brenton Septuagint Translation it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Laments the Finality of Death…8If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, 9at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. 10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?… Cross References Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. Ezekiel 17:22-24 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.’” Isaiah 53:2 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. Hosea 14:5-7 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. Psalm 1:3 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. Isaiah 35:1-2 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. Ezekiel 37:1-14 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.” ... Psalm 92:12-14 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, Isaiah 55:10-13 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. ... Jeremiah 17:7-8 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. Matthew 13:31-32 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.” Mark 4:30-32 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.” Luke 13:18-19 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.” John 12:24 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. Romans 11:17-24 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.” ... Treasury of Scripture Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. and bring Ezekiel 17:3-10,22-24 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: … Ezekiel 19:10 Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. Romans 11:17-24 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; … Jump to Previous Boughs Branches Bud Buds Crop Flourish Forth Fragrance Plant Scent Shoots Smell Sprigs Water YoungJump to Next Boughs Branches Bud Buds Crop Flourish Forth Fragrance Plant Scent Shoots Smell Sprigs Water YoungJob 14 1. Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death7. He waits for his change 16. By sin the creature is subject to corruption Yet at the scent of water 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 (John 7:37-39). it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling Hebrew at the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַ (mê·rê·aḥ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7381: To smell, perceive odor of water מַ֣יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen it will bud יַפְרִ֑חַ (yap̄·ri·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6524: To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish and put forth וְעָשָׂ֖ה (wə·‘ā·śāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make twigs קָצִ֣יר (qā·ṣîr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb like כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-) Preposition Strong's 3644: Like, as, when a sapling. נָֽטַע׃ (nā·ṭa‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5194: A plant, a plantation, a planting Links Job 14:9 NIVJob 14:9 NLT Job 14:9 ESV Job 14:9 NASB Job 14:9 KJV Job 14:9 BibleApps.com Job 14:9 Biblia Paralela Job 14:9 Chinese Bible Job 14:9 French Bible Job 14:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 14:9 Yet through the scent of water it (Jb) |