Job 14:9
“Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Yet through the scent of water it will bud,.... As soon as it smells it, or perceives it, is sensible of it, or partakes…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Yet through the scent of water - The word here rendered “scent” (ריח rêyach) means properly the odor or fragrance which…
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, 1882–1921
like a plant i. e. a fresh and new plant; it begins a new life again.
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