Verse 8

Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;

Referenced Verses

• Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
• John 12:24 : 24 Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit.
• 1 Cor 15:36 : 36 Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again: