Job 14:7
“For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again,.... That is, if it be cut down to the root,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For there is hope of a tree - This passage to Job 14:12, is one of exquisite beauty. Its object is to state reasons why…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 14:7-15
We have seen what Job has to say concerning life; let us now see what he has to say concerning death, which his thoughts…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 14:7-12
The irreparable extinction of man's life in death. His destiny is sadder even than that of the tree. His sleep in death…
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