Job 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.”

Job 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 8:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.”

Job 8:17 — World English Bible

Job 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“His roots are wrapped about the stone-heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.”

Job 8:17 — American Standard Version

Job 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.”

Job 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.”

Job 8:17 — Darby Translation

Job 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones.”

Job 8:17 — Geneva Bible

Job 8:17 in Context — Job 8

15 Il s’appuie sur sa maison, et elle n’est pas ferme; Il s’y cramponne, et elle ne résiste pas.

16 Dans toute sa vigueur, en plein soleil, Il étend ses rameaux sur son jardin,

17 Il entrelace ses racines parmi les pierres, Il pénètre jusque dans les murailles;

18 L’arrache-t-on du lieu qu’il occupe, Ce lieu le renie: Je ne t’ai point connu!

19 Telles sont les délices que ses voies lui procurent. Puis sur le même sol d’autres s’élèvent après lui.

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What Does Job 8:17 Mean?

Job 8:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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