Job 14:7-12
New International Version
7 “At least there is hope for a tree:(A)
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its new shoots(B) will not fail.(C)
8 Its roots may grow old in the ground
and its stump(D) die in the soil,
9 yet at the scent of water(E) it will bud
and put forth shoots like a plant.(F)
10 But a man dies and is laid low;(G)
he breathes his last and is no more.(H)
11 As the water of a lake dries up
or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,(I)
12 so he lies down and does not rise;(J)
till the heavens are no more,(K) people will not awake
or be roused from their sleep.(L)
Job 14:7-12
International Standard Version
Death is Certain
7 “There is hope for the tree, if it is cut down,
that it will sprout again,
and that its shoots won’t stop growing.
8 Even if its roots have grown ancient in the earth,
and its stump begins to rot[a] in the ground,
9 the presence[b] of water will make it to bud
so that it sprouts new branches like a young plant.
10 “But when a person[c] dies and wastes away,
when a person[d] breathes his last, where will he be?
11 As water disappears from the sea,
or water evaporates from a river,
12 so also a person[e] lies down and does not get up;
they won’t awaken until the heavens are no more,
nor will they arise from their sleep.”
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