Job

Job 8:11–13

¹¹Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?

Do reeds flourish without water?

¹²While the shoots are still uncut,

they dry up more quickly than grass.

¹³Such is the destiny of all who forget God;

so the hope of the godless will perish.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does papyrus	גֹּ֭מֶא	gō·me	Noun - masculine singular	H1573 rush, reed, papyrus
grow	הֲיִֽגְאֶה־	hă·yiḡ·’eh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1342 rise up
where there is no	בְּלֹ֣א	bə·lō	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
marsh	בִצָּ֑ה	ḇiṣ·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1207 swamp
Do reeds	אָ֥חוּ	’ā·ḥū	Noun - masculine singular	H260 reeds, rushes
flourish	יִשְׂגֶּה־	yiś·geh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7685 grow, increase
without	בְלִי־	ḇə·lî-	Adverb	H1097 wearing out
water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While	עֹדֶ֣נּוּ	‘ō·ḏen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
the shoots	בְ֭אִבּוֹ	ḇə·’ib·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3 freshness, fresh green
are still uncut	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
they dry up	יִיבָֽשׁ׃	yî·ḇāš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
more quickly than	וְלִפְנֵ֖י	wə·lip̄·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
grass	חָצִ֣יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Such	כֵּ֗ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
is the destiny	אָ֭רְחוֹת	’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - common plural construct	H734 way, path
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who forget	שֹׁ֣כְחֵי	šō·ḵə·ḥê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7911 forget
God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
so the hope	וְתִקְוַ֖ת	wə·ṯiq·waṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8615 cord
of the godless	חָנֵ֣ף	ḥā·nêp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2611 profane, irreligious
will perish	תֹּאבֵֽד׃	tō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 8:12 Jeremiah 17:6

Job 8:13 Psalm 9:17 · Job 11:20 · Job 13:16 · Proverbs 10:28 · Job 15:34 · Proverbs 12:7 · Psalm 50:22 · Job 20:5 · Deuteronomy 8:19 · Deuteronomy 8:11 · Luke 12:1–2 · Deuteronomy 8:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.