Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He is full of strength before the sun, and his branches go out over his garden.
New American Standard Bible
And his
King James Version
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
Holman Bible
his shoots spread out over his garden.
International Standard Version
He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight, spreading out its branches over its garden.
A Conservative Version
He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.
American Standard Version
He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.
Amplified
“He thrives and prospers [like a green plant] before the sun,
And his branches spread out over his garden.
Darby Translation
He is full of sap before the sun, and his sprout shooteth forth over his garden;
Julia Smith Translation
It was moist before the sun, and its sprout will come forth upon his garden.
King James 2000
He grows green in the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He [is] {thriving} {before} the sun, and his plant shoots spread over his garden.
Modern King James verseion
He is moist before the sun, and his branches shoot forth in his garden.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Oftentimes, a thing doth flourish, and men think that it may abide the sunshine. It shooteth forth the branches in its garden,
NET Bible
He is a well-watered plant in the sun, its shoots spread over its garden.
New Heart English Bible
He is green before the sun. His shoots go forth over his garden.
The Emphasized Bible
Full of moisture he is, before the sun, and, over his garden, his shoot goeth forth:
Webster
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
World English Bible
He is green before the sun. His shoots go forth over his garden.
Youngs Literal Translation
Green he is before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.
Interlinear
Paniym
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
15 He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing. 16 He is full of strength before the sun, and his branches go out over his garden. 17 His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 80:11
It sent out its arms to the Sea, and its branches to the River.
Job 5:3
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.
Job 21:7-15
Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?
Psalm 37:35-36
I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
Psalm 73:3-12
Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
Jeremiah 11:16
You had been named by the Lord, A branching olive-tree, fair with beautiful fruit: with the noise of a great rushing he has put it on fire and its branches are broken.