John Trapp on Job 14:8

Verſe 8. Though the roots thereof wax old in the earth] And ſo the more unlikely to ſhoot forth again. Trees alſo have their old age wherein they decay.

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And the ſtock thereof die in the ground] Heb. in the duſt, as it needs muſt, when cut off from the root, it lieth along on the earth. It was by a miracle that Aaro[illegible: 1 letter]s rod flouriſhed: not only all the plants of Gods ſetting, but the very boughs cut off from the body of them, ſhall [illegible: 1 word] and be fruitful.