Job 14:9

Job Laments the Finality of Death

8If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, 9at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. 10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?

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Berean Standard Bible
at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.
American Standard Version (1901)
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
Bible in Basic English
Still, at the smell of water, it will make buds, and put out branches like a young plant.
Free Bible Version
just a trickle of water will make it bud and grow branches like a young plant.
King James (Authorized) Version
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Translation for Translators
but if some water falls on it, it may bud/sprout and send up shoots like a young plant.
Unlocked Literal Bible
yet even if it only smells water, it will bud and send out branches like a plant.
Noah Webster Bible
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
World English Bible
yet through the scent of water it will bud, and sprout boughs like a plant.
Young's Literal Translation
From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.