Job 29:19
“My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.”
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Counter-Arguments
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Cross-References
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
“For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”
“His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.”
“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.”
“His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.”