Job 28:9

Job 28:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
• New International Version (NIV)People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.

Context of Job 28:9

7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it. 8Proud beasts have never walked on it; no lion has ever prowled over it. The miner uses a flint tool and turns up ore from the root of the mountains. 10He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. 11He dams up the streams from flowing so that he may bring to light what is hidden.

Job 28:9 word by word

בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹ הָפַ֖ךְ מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ הָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He putteth forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• his handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• upon the rockחַלָּמִישׁchallâmîysh · flintH2496
• he overturnethהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• by the rootsשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328

Cross-references for Job 28:9

• Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers.

Commentaries on Job 28:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock, - Still there appears to be a reference to mining. Man puts his hand upon the rock, he breaks that to pieces, in order to extract the metals which it contains. He overturneth the mountains - He excavates, undermines, or digs them away, when in search of the metals contained in them: this is not only poetically, but literally, the case in many instances.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He putteth forth his hand - That is, the miner in securing the precious metals and gems. Upon the rock - Margin, “flint.” The word used here (חלמישׁ challâmı̂ysh ) occurs also in Psalm 104:8. Deuteronomy 8:15; Deuteronomy 32:13. It means “flint, silex;” and the idea is, that the miner approaches the hardest substances. He penetrates even the flint in searching for precious stones. Dr. Good renders it, “Sparry ore.” Michaelis renders the same word in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-28This section is an isolated speech. There is no speaker listed, so it might continue from earlier words. Some see it as a creative summary by the author of Job. It emphasizes the limits of human wisdom and sets the stage for the Lord's speeches.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. rock--flint. He puts forth his hand to cleave the hardest rock. by the roots--from their foundations, by undermining them.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 28:9

• Civil Engineering
• Continents
• Geology
• Mountain
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In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Decree
• Equal
• Fain
• Fine
• Mine
• Root
• Wisdom
• Baruch, Book of
• Ethics

Commentaries on Job 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings