Job 29:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.”
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“My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.”
King James Version · Public Domain“My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 29:19 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 8:17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
- Job 18:16The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
- Psalms 1:3He 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 17:8He 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.
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
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