Job 8:17
Job 8:17 New Century Version (NCV)
They wrap their roots around a pile of rocks and look for a place among the stones.
Job 8:8-19 The Message (MSG)
“Put the question to our ancestors, study what they learned from their ancestors. For we’re newcomers at this, with a lot to learn, and not too long to learn it. So why not let the ancients teach you, tell you what’s what, instruct you in what they knew from experience? Can mighty pine trees grow tall without soil? Can luscious tomatoes flourish without water? Blossoming flowers look beautiful before they’re cut or picked, but without soil or water they wither more quickly than grass. That’s what happens to all who forget God— all their hopes come to nothing. They hang their life from one thin thread, they hitch their fate to a spider web. One jiggle and the thread breaks, one jab and the web collapses. Or they’re like weeds springing up in the sunshine, invading the garden, Spreading everywhere, overtaking the flowers, getting a foothold even in the rocks. But when the gardener rips them out by the roots, the garden doesn’t miss them one bit. The sooner the godless are gone, the better; then good plants can grow in their place.
Job 8:17 King James Version (KJV)
His roots are wrapped about the heap, And seeth the place of stones.
Job 8:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones.
Job 8:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
His roots are wrapped about the stone-heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.
Job 8:17 New International Version (NIV)
it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.
Job 8:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
His roots wrap around the rock heap, And look for a place in the stones.
Job 8:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks, And he gazes at a house of stones.