What hope is there for a tree?
Rashi: Yachalof.
Malbim: Now he contests Tzufar's final words, that a Tzadik's primary reward is after death. Then he has hope for life better than this world, and eternal contentment - "Yesh Tikvah v'Chafarta la'Vetach Tishkav." Iyov rejects this - a tree has hope after it withers, but a man does not. After death, his hope is lost; he will not live again.
What is the meaning of "Im Yikares Od Yachalif"?
Ibn Ezra: It will make a replacement.
Metzudas David: It will grow new branches.
Malbim: There are two ways for a tree to regenerate. (a) If it is cut from its root when it is fresh and its root is alive and moist, it will sprout again without outside help. (b) Refer to 14:8:1:1.
What is "Yonakto"?
Rashi, based on Metzudas Tziyon: Its soft branches that exude from its stump.
Malbim: Its nurturing.
