at the scent ¹  of water it will flourish ²  and put forth ³  shoots like a new plant.

biblegateway Job 14:9

At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant.

the smell of water makes it thrive and produce twigs like a sapling.

merely a scent of water will make it sprout and grow branches like a plant.

biblegateway Job 14:9

yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.

yet at the scent of water it will bud and put out branches like a young plant.

bibleoremus Job 14:9

yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant.

yet when it scents water it may break into bud and make new growth like a young plant.

biblegateway Job 14:9

Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant.

[Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

biblegateway Job 14:9

at the scent ¹  of water it will flourish ²  and put forth ³  shoots like a new plant.

¹ tn The personification adds to the comparison with people – the tree is credited with the sense of smell to detect the water.

² tn The sense of “flourish” for this verb is found in Ps 92:12,13[13,14], and Prov 14:11. It makes an appropriate parallel with “bring forth boughs” in the second half.

³ tn Heb “and will make.”