Job 14:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not fail.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For there is{H3426} hope{H8615} of a tree,{H6086} If it be cut down,{H3772} that it will sprout again,{H2498} And that the tender branch{H3127} thereof will not cease.{H2308}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For there is{H3426} hope{H8615} of a tree{H6086}, if it be cut down{H3772}{(H8735)}, that it will sprout again{H2498}{(H8686)}, and that the tender branch{H3127} thereof will not cease{H2308}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf a tre be cutt downe, there is some hope yet, that it will sproute and shute forth the braunches againe:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For there is hope of a tree, if it bee cut downe, that it will yet sproute, and the branches thereof will not cease.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For if a tree be cut downe, there is some hope yet that it wyll sproute and shoote foorth the braunches againe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, That the tender branch of it will not cease.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For there is hope of a tree; if it is cut down, it will come to life again, and its branches will not come to an end.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Inevitability of Death“But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 19:10 : 10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
  • Isa 27:6 : 6 In days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, and they will fill the whole world with fruit.
  • Dan 4:15 : 15 This is the dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, explain its meaning, because none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.
  • Dan 4:23-25 : 23 The command to leave the stump with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules. 24 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: Break off your sins by pursuing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be a lengthening of your prosperity. 25 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
  • Isa 11:1 : 1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
  • Job 14:14 : 14 If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Job 14:8-9
    2 verses
    89%

    8 Even if its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

    9 at the scent of water it will bud and produce branches like a young plant.

  • Jer 17:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

    8 They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.

  • Job 8:12
    76%

    12 While still in their greenness and not cut down, they wither more quickly than any grass.

  • Job 8:15-17
    3 verses
    74%

    15 They lean on their house, but it does not stand; they grasp it, but it does not hold firm.

    16 They are green before the sun, and their shoots spread out over the garden.

    17 Their roots are entwined around a heap of rocks; they look for a home among the stones.

  • Job 18:16
    74%

    16 His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will wither.

  • Ezek 31:14
    74%

    14 This happened so that no trees beside the abundant waters may grow tall enough to reach the clouds, nor lift their tops among the thick branches, and no trees that drink water will stand before them in their height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the lower earth, among the sons of men, with those who go down to the pit.

  • Ezek 17:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8 It was planted in fertile soil by abundant waters to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.

    9 Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and its fruit stripped so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a great effort or many people to pull it out by its roots.

    10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’

  • Prov 13:12
    73%

    12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

  • Isa 11:1
    72%

    1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

  • Dan 4:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 This decision is by the decree of the watchers and the sentence by the command of the holy ones, in order that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men, and He gives them to whomever He will and sets the lowliest of men over them.

    15 This is the dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, explain its meaning, because none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

  • Ezek 17:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 Then it took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil, placing it by abundant waters like a willow.

    6 The plant sprouted and became a low, spreading vine, with its branches facing the eagle and its roots growing beneath it. So it became a vine, produced branches, and sent out leaves.

  • Job 29:19
    72%

    19 My roots spread out to the waters, and the dew stayed overnight on my branches.

  • Hos 14:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

    7 His branches will spread out; his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

  • Isa 37:31
    72%

    31 Once more, a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.

  • Job 17:15
    72%

    15 then where is my hope? And who can see any hope for me?

  • Ps 92:14
    71%

    14 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

  • Job 14:6
    71%

    6 So look away from them and let them rest, till they have enjoyed their time like a hired worker.

  • Job 15:32
    71%

    32 It will be fulfilled before his time, and his branch will not remain green.

  • Job 14:2
    71%

    2 He springs up like a flower and withers away; he flees like a shadow and does not endure.

  • 2 Kgs 19:30
    71%

    30 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.

  • Job 19:10
    71%

    10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.

  • Luke 13:9
    71%

    9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! But if not, then cut it down.'

  • Isa 1:30
    71%

    30 For you will be like a terebinth whose leaves wither, and like a garden without water.

  • Ps 1:3
    71%

    3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers.

  • Isa 18:5
    71%

    5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, the branches will be cut with pruning knives, and the spreading branches will be removed and discarded.

  • Isa 14:8
    71%

    8 Even the cypresses rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 'Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.'

  • Job 14:14
    71%

    14 If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.

  • Job 8:19
    71%

    19 Surely this is the joy of their way, and out of the dust, others will spring up.

  • Isa 6:13
    71%

    13 Yet a tenth will remain in the land, and it will once again be ravaged. Like a terebinth or an oak whose stump remains when it is felled, the holy seed is its stump.

  • Prov 23:18
    70%

    18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Isa 44:14
    70%

    14 He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.

  • Dan 4:11
    70%

    11 He called out loudly and said: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

  • Ezek 17:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I Myself will take a branch from the top of a lofty cedar and plant it. I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

    23 I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

  • Isa 55:13
    70%

    13 In place of the thornbush, the cypress will grow; and instead of the nettle, the myrtle will rise. This will be for the LORD's renown, an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.

  • Ezek 31:7
    70%

    7 It was majestic in its size, with long branches, because its roots reached abundant waters.

  • Hab 3:17
    70%

    17 Though the fig tree does not blossom and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls,

  • Ezek 15:2
    70%

    2 Son of man, what is the wood of a vine compared to any other tree or the branch that is among the trees of the forest?

  • Jer 31:17
    70%

    17 There is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.

  • Joel 1:12
    70%

    12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree withers; the pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree—all the trees of the field are dried up. Indeed, joy has withered away from the people.

  • Ezek 31:5
    69%

    5 So it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long because of the abundance of water as it sent them out.