Job 8:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

His roots are wrapped about the heap— Heath renders it, He windeth his roots about a spring; he twisteth himself about a heap of stones. Houbigant reads it, he has his roots involved or fixed in a hill; he adheres to the midst of stones; by which the writer seems to express the apparent firmness and worldly dependance of the hypocrite. The next verse should be rendered, according to Houbigant, But when they shall eradicate, or destroy him, his place shall disown him; it shall say, I never saw thee. See Scheuchzer, tom. 6: p. 29.