Job 14:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 14:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 14:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 14:9 — KJV
“Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.”
— Job 14:9 (KJV)
Job 14:9 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 14:9
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. wither: Heb. fade”
Shares key themes with Job 14:9: water, bring, forth
“For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:”
Shares key themes with Job 14:9: water, bud, bring
“It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. soil: Heb. field”
Shares key themes with Job 14:9: water, bring, forth
“In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:9: bring, forth, boughs
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Job 14:9: water, bring, forth
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