Job 8:10-12

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁰Shall not [the forefathers] teach you and tell you and utter words out of their hearts (the deepest part of their nature)?

¹¹Can the rush or papyrus grow up without marsh? Can the flag or reed grass grow without water?

¹²While it is yet green, in flower, and not cut down, it withers before any other herb [when without water].

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Job 8:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰Will they not instruct^(A) you and tell you?
    Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?^(B)
¹¹Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?^(C)
    Can reeds^(D) thrive without water?
¹²While still growing and uncut,
    they wither more quickly than grass.^(E)

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Job 8:10-12

King James Version

¹⁰Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

¹¹Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

¹²Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

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Job 8:10-12

New King James Version

¹⁰Will they not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their heart?

¹¹“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the reeds flourish without water?
¹²^(A)While it is yet green and not cut down,
It withers before any other plant.

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