Key Verse Spotlight

Job 8:12 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Whilst it {is} yet in his greenness, {and} not cut down, it withereth before any {other} herb.”

Job 8:12

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

10

Shall not they teach thee, {and} tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

11

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

12

Whilst it {is} yet in his greenness, {and} not cut down, it withereth before any {other} herb.

13

So {are} the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

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Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust {shall be} a spider's web. {web: Heb. house}

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