Job 8:17 meaning and explanation
His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
Job 8:17, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Bildad the Shuhite is answering Job in the first cycle of speeches, defending the simple equation that God rewards the upright and punishes the guilty. In verse 17 he continues his picture of the godless man as a plant: its roots twine around a heap of stones and it looks for a home among them, as if rocky ground could sustain it.
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