Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 13:25 · retained source text
Wilt thou breake a leafe driuen to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the drie stubble?
KJV dictionary & concordance
stubble
Meaning of “stubble”
The dry stalks left after grain is cut or threshed, easily driven or burned.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
18 occurrences18 verses10 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Exodus 5:12
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “stubble”
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 21:18 · retained source text
They are as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.
1611 marginal noteHeb. stealeth away
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 41:28 · retained source text
The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 41:29 · retained source text
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a speare.
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The stumps or lower parts of grain stalks left in the ground after cutting with a scythe or sickle.