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Job 14:7
"For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease. Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud, and sprout boughs like a plant.
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Interpretation

Wisdom shapes a hope for tree that is traced in speech and habits. Job 14:7: notice "sprout" and "its". Practice hope for tree through how disagreements are handled—let grace redraw instincts. Through wisdom & worship, Poetry and wisdom teach reverent, honest life before God—through praise, lament, and reflection.

Context

In Job (Poetry/Wisdom), naming hope for tree. Placed in ch. 14, the nearby lines set its tone. There’s a line into wisdom & worship. The nearby sentences supply the texture.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early attribution points to Unknown for Job. Critical study of Job often concludes: Wisdom drama/poem with prose frame; complex authorship.. Date: Uncertain; possibly post‑exilic.. Wisdom & Worship is especially relevant in this line.

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Traditional:Unknown
Modern scholarship:Wisdom drama/poem with prose frame; complex authorship.
Date:Uncertain; possibly post‑exilic.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
In the Masoretic tradition the Hebrew text is preserved with remarkable accuracy. The Dead Sea Scrolls (1947-1956 discoveries) confirm the Hebrew text's reliability, showing minimal variation over 1000+ years of transmission.