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Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
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The Power in a 'Scent' of Water
Commentators note the beautiful and delicate poetry in the phrase "scent of water." It suggests that even the slightest hint or gentle influence of life-giving water is enough to revive a tree stump that appears dead. This powerful image illustrates nature's remarkable capacity for renewal from what seems to be a final state.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Yet through the scent of water - The word here rendered “scent” (ריח rêyach) means properly the odor or fragrance which an…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Yet] through the scent of water it will bud As soon as it smells it, or perceives it, is sensible of it, or partake…
Though a tree is cut down, yet in a moist situation, shoots come forth and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is…
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13th Century
Catholic
After stating his opinion, Job proceeds to clarify it. First, he shows that as things appear in this life, man is in a worse condition than even we…
