Job 14:9
Job · איוב · Ketuvim · 42 chapters · 1070 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (7 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
כִּי יֵשׁ לָעֵץ תִּקְוָה אִֽם־יִכָּרֵת וְעוֹד יַחֲלִיף וְיֹֽנַקְתּוֹ לֹא תֶחְדָּֽל
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.
אִם־יַזְקִין בָּאָרֶץ שָׁרְשׁוֹ וּבֶעָפָר יָמוּת גִּזְעֽוֹ
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;
מֵרֵיחַ מַיִם יַפְרִחַ וְעָשָׂה קָצִיר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
וְגֶבֶר יָמוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָשׁ וַיִּגְוַע אָדָם וְאַיּֽוֹ
But man dieth, and lieth low; Yea, man perisheth, and where is he?
אָֽזְלוּ־מַיִם מִנִּי־יָם וְנָהָר יֶחֱרַב וְיָבֵֽשׁ
As the waters fail from the sea, And the river is drained dry;