Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones. New Living Translation Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; it takes hold on a bed of rocks. English Standard Version His roots entwine the stone heap; he looks upon a house of stones. Berean Standard Bible His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones. King James Bible His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. New King James Version His roots wrap around the rock heap, And look for a place in the stones. New American Standard Bible “His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones. NASB 1995 “His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones. NASB 1977 “His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones. Legacy Standard Bible His roots wrap around a rock pile; He looks upon a house of stones. Amplified Bible “His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks, And he gazes at a house of stones. Christian Standard Bible His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks. He looks for a home among the stones. Holman Christian Standard Bible His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks. He looks for a home among the stones. American Standard Version His roots are wrapped about the stone -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones. Contemporary English Version They wrap their roots tightly around rocks. English Revised Version His roots are wrapped about the heap, he beholdeth the place of stones. GOD'S WORD® Translation Its roots weave through a pile of stones. They cling to a stone house. Good News Translation Their roots wrap around the stones and hold fast to every rock. International Standard Version Its roots weave around a pile of stones, seeking to entrench itself among the rocks. Majority Standard Bible His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones. NET Bible It wraps its roots around a heap of stones and it looks for a place among stones. New Heart English Bible His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones. Webster's Bible Translation His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. World English Bible His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHis roots are wrapped by a heap, "" He looks for a house of stones. Young's Literal Translation By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for. Smith's Literal Translation His roots were entwined upon a heap, he shall see a house of stones. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHis roots shall be thick upon a heap of stones, and among the stones he shall abide. Catholic Public Domain Version His roots will crowd together over a heap of stones, and among the stones he will remain. New American Bible About a heap of stones his roots are entwined; among the rocks he takes hold. New Revised Standard Version Their roots twine around the stoneheap; they live among the rocks. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe shall see his house a heap of stones. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the waves will dash against his foundation, and he will see a house of stone OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917His roots are wrapped about the heap, He beholdeth the place of stones. Brenton Septuagint Translation He lies down upon a gathering of stones, and shall live in the mist of flints. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bildad: Job Should Repent…16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden. 17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones. 18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’… Cross References 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. Jeremiah 17:8 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 13:6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Mark 4:6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Luke 8:6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture. Isaiah 40:24 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. Ezekiel 17:8 It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’ Hosea 9:16 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. Matthew 15:13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. John 15:6 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. 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 5:24 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. Ezekiel 31:4-5 The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. 2 Kings 19:30 And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. Colossians 2:7 rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Treasury of Scripture His roots are wrapped about the heap, and sees the place of stones. roots Job 18:16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. Job 29:19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. Isaiah 5:24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Jump to Previous Beholdeth Grasps Heap House Looks Pile Rock Rocks Roots Stone Stones Wrap WrappedJump to Next Beholdeth Grasps Heap House Looks Pile Rock Rocks Roots Stone Stones Wrap WrappedJob 8 1. Bildad shows God's justice in dealing with men according to their works.8. He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite. 20. He applies God's just dealing to Job. His roots wrap around the rock heap; This phrase suggests a plant that is deeply entrenched and secure, symbolizing stability and resilience. In the context of Job, Bildad is using this imagery to describe the fate of the wicked, implying that their apparent stability is deceptive. The "rock heap" can be seen as a metaphor for the challenges and trials in life. Biblically, roots often symbolize one's foundation or source of strength (Jeremiah 17:8). The imagery of roots wrapping around rocks may also evoke the idea of false security, as rocks can be unstable and unreliable compared to fertile soil. This can be connected to Jesus' parable of the sower, where seeds that fall on rocky ground fail to thrive (Matthew 13:5-6). he looks for a home among the stones. Persons / Places / Events 1. Bildad the ShuhiteOne of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Bildad is speaking, offering his perspective on Job's suffering. 2. Job The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and loss, yet remains faithful to God. 3. Rock Heap Symbolic imagery used by Bildad to describe the false security of the wicked, suggesting that their foundation is unstable. 4. Stones Represents the harsh and unyielding environment where the wicked seek to establish themselves, indicating futility and lack of true support. 5. The Wicked Though not a specific person, this term refers to those who do not follow God's ways, often contrasted with the righteous in wisdom literature. Teaching Points The Illusion of SecurityBildad's imagery warns against placing trust in unstable foundations. In our lives, we must discern where we place our trust and ensure it is in God, not in temporary or unreliable sources. The Nature of True Stability True stability comes from a relationship with God. Like a tree planted by water, our spiritual roots must be deeply embedded in God's truth and promises. The Consequences of Wickedness Bildad's speech, though misapplied to Job, highlights a biblical truth: living apart from God's ways leads to instability and eventual downfall. Discernment in Counsel Bildad's words remind us to seek godly wisdom and discernment when receiving advice, ensuring it aligns with God's character and truth. Endurance in Trials Job's account encourages perseverance and faithfulness, even when others misjudge our circumstances or offer misguided counsel.(17) His roots are wrapped about.--This is the cause of his continual luxuriance, that his roots receive moisture from below, where they are wrapped about the spring which fertilises them underneath; they are planted near to a perennial fountain, and therefore (see Job 8:6) "he is green before the sun." And seeth the place of stones.--Rather, the house of stones--i.e., the stone house. He seeth the permanent and durable edifice of stone which is the habitation of civilisation and culture, and here his holding is so firm that, even if plucked up, his roots and suckers are so numerous that they leave behind them descendants and offshoots, so that out of his earth others grow; or, more correctly, out of another dust they grow. Even if transplanted, this luxuriant tree will flourish equally well in another soil. Verse 17. - His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth (rather, he seeth) the place (literally, house) of stones. This passage is very obscure The word gal, translated heap, means sometimes a spring or stream of water (Song of Solomon 4:12); and many of the best Hebraists regard it as having that meaning here (Buxtorf, Lee, Stanley Leathes, Revised Version). In this case we have to regard the rapidly growing plant as having its roots wrapped about the perennial spring, which was a not uncommon, and always a much-desired, feature of an Eastern garden. Thus nourished, it naturally increased and spread itself, and "was green before the sun." May we suppose that it "saw the house of stones," because the spring which nourished it gushed forth from the native rock so that its roots were in contact with both?Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew His rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו (šā·rā·šāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8328: A root wrap יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ (yə·sub·bā·ḵū) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5440: To interweave around עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the rock heap; גַּ֭ל (gal) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water he looks for יֶחֱזֶֽה׃ (ye·ḥĕ·zeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2372: To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of a home among בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house the stones. אֲבָנִ֣ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone Links Job 8:17 NIVJob 8:17 NLT Job 8:17 ESV Job 8:17 NASB Job 8:17 KJV Job 8:17 BibleApps.com Job 8:17 Biblia Paralela Job 8:17 Chinese Bible Job 8:17 French Bible Job 8:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 8:17 His roots are wrapped around the rock (Jb) |
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