The Meaning of Job 8:11 Explained

Job 8:11

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

YLT: 'Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?

Darby: Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?

ASV: Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

Discover Job 8:11

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 8:11?

MEANING: What does Job 8:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 8:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 8:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Job 8:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 8:1-22 - God Will Not Cast Away
Bildad now takes up the argument, appealing to the experience of former generations to show that special suffering, like Job's, indicated special sin, however deeply concealed. He feels that God could not pervert judgment, and that the sudden destruction of Job's children proved that they had transgressed.
Job 8:11-13 are probably quoted from an old poem, embodying the sententious observation of some older generation, which compared the ungodly to the rapid growth and more rapid destruction of the papyrus plant. Job 8:14-15 compare the state of the ungodly to the slight fabric of the spider's web, fine-spun, flimsy, and insecure. Job 8:16-19 employ yet another comparison-that of the weeds, which grow to rank luxuriance, spreading over heaps of stones and even walls, which they are figuratively said to see in the distance and creep toward; the very earth is ashamed of them, as presently they lie withered on the path. But notice the assurances that God will uphold all those who return to Him. Be of good cheer; thou shalt yet praise Him! [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 8

1  Bildad shows God's justice in dealing with men according to their works
8  He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite
20  He applies God's just dealing to Job

What do the individual words in Job 8:11 mean?

Can grow up the papyrus without a marsh can flourish the rushes without water
הֲיִֽגְאֶה־ גֹּ֭מֶא בְּלֹ֣א ؟ בִצָּ֑ה יִשְׂגֶּה־ אָ֥חוּ בְלִי־ ؟ מָֽיִם

הֲיִֽגְאֶה־  Can  grow  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּאָה  
Sense: to rise up, grow up, be exalted in triumph.
גֹּ֭מֶא  the  papyrus 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּמֶא  
Sense: rush, reed, papyrus.
בְּלֹ֣א  without 
Parse: Preposition-b, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
؟ בִצָּ֑ה  a  marsh 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בִּצָּה  
Sense: swamp, marsh.
יִשְׂגֶּה־  can  flourish 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂגָה  
Sense: to grow, increase.
אָ֥חוּ  the  rushes 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָחוּ  
Sense: reeds, marsh plants, rushes.
בְלִי־  without 
Parse: Adverb
Root: בְּלִי 
Sense: wearing out adv of negation.
؟ מָֽיִם  water 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.

What are the major concepts related to Job 8:11?

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