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Job 8:19
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Surely this is the joy of his way of life;yet others will sprout from the dust.
Behold, this is the joy of his way: Out of the eretz shall others spring.
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the soil others will spring.
Now joy has gone away; other plants grow up from the same dirt.
Indeed, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth others spring up.
"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].
"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.
Behold, this is the joy of his way: Out of the earth shall others spring.
Beholde, it will reioyce by this meanes, that it may growe in another molde.
Behold, this is the joy of His way;And out of the dust others will spring.
Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
their life slips away, and other plants grow there.
Yes, this is the "joy" of the way [of the godless], and out of the dust will spring up others [like him].'
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the dust shall others grow.
Everything might have been going well, but another vine will take its place.
Behold, it is he who examines all his ways, and out of the earth others shall sprout.
Yes, that's all the joy evil people have; others now come and take their places.
Look, this is the joy of his way, and from dust others will spring up.
Behold this is the joy of His way, and out of the earth others shall grow.
Lo, thus is it wt him, that reioyseth in his owne doinges: and as for other, they growe out of the earth.
Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.
Such is the joy of his way, and out of the dust another comes up to take his place.
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others spring.
Beholde, this is the ioy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
Behold it will reioyce by this meanes, if it may growe in another mould.
that such is the overthrow of the ungodly? and out of the earth another shall grow.
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others spring.
For this is the gladnesse of his weie, that eft othere ruschis springe out of the erthe.
Look, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.
Behold, this [is] the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
That's the end of its life, and others spring up from the earth to replace it.
See, this is the joy of His way. And out of the dust others will come.
See, these are their happy ways, and out of the earth still others will spring.
Lo! that, is the joy of his way, - and, out of the dust, shall others spring up.
For this is the joy of his way, that others may spring again out of the earth.
Behold, this is the joy of his way; and out of the earth others will spring.
Lo, this [is] the joy of his way, And from the dust others spring up.'
"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
this is the joy: Job 20:5, Matthew 13:20, Matthew 13:21
out of the earth: 1 Samuel 2:8, Psalms 75:7, Psalms 113:7, Ezekiel 17:24, Matthew 3:9
Reciprocal: Psalms 103:16 - and the
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Behold, this [is] the joy of his way,.... Of the state and condition of the hypocrite, who, while he is in outward prosperity, exults and rejoices, but his joy is but short, it is but for a moment,
Job 20:5; and this is what it comes to at last, and issues in, even entire destruction from his place; which, because it may seem strange and wonderful, and is worthy of notice and consideration, as well as to express a certainty of it, the word "behold" is prefixed; though this also is understood, by some, of good men who have much spiritual joy in their present state and condition, be it what it will; they have joy and peace in believing, even joy unspeakable, and full of glory; they have joy in the Lord, and in his ways in which they walk, when they have trouble in the world; they rejoice and even glory in tribulation, and are cheerful be they where they will, though removed from their native place and country; and especially this will be their case when they are transplanted from earth to heaven, the better and heavenly country:
and out of the earth shall others grow; in their room and stead; where the tall flourishing tree once stood, but now utterly destroyed, other trees should grow; signifying, either the children of the hypocrites and wicked men, that should spring up in their place and imitate them, and come to the same end; or rather such as were strangers to them, that should inherit their substance and estates; and it may be good men that should succeed them, and come into the possession of all their wealth, even such as were before in mean circumstances, and so may be said to come "out of the earth": it may be rendered, "out of another dust" or "earth shall they grow" q; signifying, that the wicked should be utterly destroyed, they and theirs; and that such as were of another family, and as it were of another earth and country, should stand in their place; see Job 27:16; this may be interpreted of good men, who, though they die, others are raised up in their stead; God will have a seed to serve him as long as the sun and moon endure; though they are forced to fly from their native place, being persecuted, to strange cities, or removed into the heavenly regions, yet God raises up others to till up their places, and oftentimes out of other families, even of the ungodly, to support his cause and interest; and understanding the whole of truly righteous persons seems best to connect the sense with the following words.
q מעפר אחר "de pulvere alio", Montanus, Bolducius, Cocceius; so the Targum; "de terra alia", Pagninus, Mercerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Behold, this is the joy of his way - This is evidently sarcastic. “Lo! such is the joy of his course! He boasts of joy, as all hypocrites do, but his joy endures only for a little time. This is the end of it. He is cut down and removed, and the earth and the heavens disown him!”
And out of the earth shall others grow - This image is still derived from the tree or plant. The meaning is, that such a plant would be taken away, and that others would spring up in its place which the earth would not be ashamed of. So the hypocrite is removed to make way for others who will be sincere, and who will be useful. Hypocrites and useless people in the church are removed to make way for others who will be active and devoted to the cause of the Redeemer. A similar sentiment occurs in Job 27:16-17. This closes, as I suppose, the quotation which Bildad makes from the poets of the former age, and in the remainder of the chapter he states another truth pertaining to the righteous. This fragment is one of the most interesting that can be found any where. As a relic of the earliest times it is exceedingly valuable; as an illustration of the argument in hand; and of the course of events in this world, it is eminently beautiful. It is as true now as it was when uttered before the flood, and may be used now as describing the doom of the hypocrite, with as much propriety as then, and it may be regarded as one of the way-marks in human affairs, showing that the government of God, and the manner of his dispensations, are always substantially the same.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 8:19. Behold this is the joy of his way — A strong irony. Here is the issue of all his mirth, of his sports, games, and pastimes! See the unfeeling, domineering, polluting and polluted scape-grace, levelled with those whom he had despised, a servant of servants, or unable to work through his debaucheries, cringing for a morsel of bread, or ingloriously ending his days in that bane of any well-ordered and civilized state, a parish workhouse. This also I have most literally witnessed.
Out of the earth shall others gross. — As in the preceding case, when one plant or tree is blasted or cut down, another may be planted in the same place; so, when a spendthrift has run through his property, another possesses his inheritance, and grows up from that soil in which he himself might have continued to flourish, had it not been for his extravagance and folly.
This verse Mr. Good applies to GOD himself, with no advantage to the argument, nor elucidation of the sense, that I can see. I shall give his translation, and refer to his learned notes for his vindication of the version he has given: -
"Behold the Eternal (הוא) exulting in his course;
Even over his dust shall raise up another."
In this way none of the ancient versions have understood the passage. I believe it to be a strong irony, similar to that which some think flowed from the pen of the same writer: Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth; and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes. But know thou, that for all these God will bring thee into judgment; Ecclesiastes 11:9. These two places illustrate each other.
