Job 8:12
Strong's Lexicon
While
עֹדֶ֣נּוּ (‘ō·ḏen·nū)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5750: subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides

the shoots
בְ֭אִבּוֹ (ḇə·’ib·bōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3: 1) freshness, fresh green, green shoots, or greenery

are still uncut
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

יִקָּטֵ֑ף (yiq·qā·ṭêp̄)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6998: 1) to pluck off or out, cut off 1a) (Qal) to pluck off 1b) (Niphal) to be plucked off

they dry up
יִיבָֽשׁ׃ (yî·ḇāš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3001: 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness

quicker than
וְלִפְנֵ֖י (wə·lip̄·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

grass.
חָצִ֣יר (ḥā·ṣîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2682: 1) grass, leek, green grass, herbage 1a) grass 1b) of the quickly perishing (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.

Young's Literal Translation
While it [is] in its budding—uncropt, Even before any herb it withereth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While still uncut  shoots, they would dry up quicker than any  other plant.

New American Standard Bible
"While it is still green [and] not cut down, Yet it withers before any [other] plant.

King James Bible
Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] herb.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.

New Living Translation
While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither more quickly than grass.

English Standard Version
While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant.

New American Standard Bible
"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.

King James Bible
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.

International Standard Version
While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.

NET Bible
While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

American Standard Version
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

English Revised Version
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Young's Literal Translation
While it is in its budding -- uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.
















Cross References
Job 8:11
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

Job 8:13
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 8:10
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

Job 8:9
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

Job 8:14
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

Job 8:15
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
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