King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Complete Jewish Bible:
'Can papyrus grow except in a marsh? Can swamp grass flourish without water?
Berean Standard Bible:
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
American Standard Version:
Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Can the rush{H1573} grow up{H1342} without mire{H1207}? can{H7685} the flag{H260} grow{H7685} without{H1097} water{H4325}?
Cross-References (KJV):
Exodus 2:3
- And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river's brink.
Isaiah 19:5
- And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Isaiah 19:7
- The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no [more].
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Commentary for Job 8:11
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1573
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גֹּמֶא
Transliteration: gômeʼ
Pronunciation: go'-meh
Description: from גָּמָא; properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus; (bul-) rush. - Strong's Number: H1342
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גָּאָה
Transliteration: gâʼâh
Pronunciation: gaw-aw'
Description: a primitive root; to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic; gloriously, grow up, increase, be risen, triumph. - Strong's Number: H1207
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בִּצָּה
Transliteration: bitstsâh
Pronunciation: bits-tsaw'
Description: intensive from בֹץ; a swamp; fen, mire(-ry place). - Strong's Number: H7685
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂגָה
Transliteration: sâgâh
Pronunciation: saw-gaw'
Description: a primitive root; to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively); grow (up), increase. - Strong's Number: H260
There are 167 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָחוּ
Transliteration: ʼâchûw
Pronunciation: aw'-khoo
Description: of uncertain (perhaps Egyptian) derivation; a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile); flag, meadow. - Strong's Number: H1097
There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בְּלִי
Transliteration: bᵉlîy
Pronunciation: bel-ee'
Description: from בָּלָה; properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.; corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without. - Strong's Number: H4325
There are 525 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַיִם
Transliteration: mayim
Pronunciation: mah'-yim
Description: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).