Job 8:17

Conservative English Version

They wrap their roots tightly around rocks.

Cross References

Job 18:16

and they are left like trees, dried up from the roots.

Job 29:19

In those days I was strong like a tree with deep roots and with plenty of water,

Job 8:16

Sinful people are like plants with spreading roots and plenty of sun and water.

Job 8:18

But once they are pulled up, they have no more place;

Isaiah 40:24

They are like flowers freshly sprung up and starting to grow. But when God blows on them, they wilt and are carried off like straw in a storm.

Isaiah 5:24

You will go up in flames like straw and hay! You have rejected the teaching of the holy LORD God All-Powerful of Israel. Now your roots will rot, and your blossoms will turn to dust.

Mark 11:20

As the disciples walked past the fig tree the next morning, they noticed that it was completely dried up, roots and all.

Jude 1:12

These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit.