Job 14:8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Cross-reference
Isaiah 26:19
Contrast
Isaiah 26:19 promises resurrection, directly answering Job's despair that humans lack the tree's hope of revival after death.
John 12:24
Parallel
In John 12:24, a grain of wheat must die to bear fruit — echoing the tree's hope of sprouting again after being cut down.
1 Corinthians 15:36
Parallel
In 1 Corinthians 15:36, Paul uses the same seed-death principle to explain resurrection — mirroring the tree's revival after being cut.