God’s Word Translation
Job 28:2
2Iron is taken from the ground, and rocks are melted for ⌞their⌟ copper.
Job 28:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
- New International Version (NIV)Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore.
Context of Job 28:2
1“There is a place where silver is mined and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the ground, and rocks are melted for ⌞their⌟ copper. 3⌞Humans⌟ bring an end to darkness ⌞there⌟ and search to the limit of the gloomy, pitch-black rock. 4They open up a mineshaft far from civilization, where no one has set foot. ⌞In this shaft⌟ men dangle and swing back and forth.
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בַּ֭רְזֶל מֵעָפָ֣ר יֻקָּ֑ח וְ֝אֶ֗בֶן יָצ֥וּק נְחוּשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 28:2
- Genesis 4:22Zillah also had a son, Tubalcain, who made bronze and iron tools. Tubalcain’s sister was Naamah.
- Numbers 31:22Any gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead—
- Deuteronomy 8:9The land will have enough food for you, and you will have everything you need. The land has rocks with iron ore, and you will be able to mine copper ore in the hills.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14“Despite my troubles I’ve made preparations for the Lord’s temple. There are 7,500,000 pounds of gold, 75,000,000 pounds of silver, and so much bronze and iron that it can’t be weighed. I’ve also prepared wood and stones, and you may add to them.
Commentaries on Job 28:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Iron is taken out of the earth - This most useful metal is hidden under the earth, and men have found out the method of separating it from its ore. Brass is molten out of the stone - As brass is a factitious metal, copper must be the meaning of the Hebrew word נחושה nechusah : literally, the stone is poured out for brass. If we retain the common translation, perhaps the process of making brass may be that to which Job refers; for this metal is formed from…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Iron - As has been remarked above, iron was early known, yet probably its common use indicates a more advanced state of civilization than that of gold and silver. The Mexicans were ignorant of the use of iron, though ornaments of gold and silver elegantly worked abounded among them. Iron is less easily discovered than copper, though more abundant, and is worked with more difficulty. Among the ancient nations, copper was in general use long before iron…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. 22. brass--that is, copper; for brass is a mixed metal of copper and zinc, of modern invention. Iron is less easily discovered, and wrought, than copper; therefore copper was in common use long before iron. Copper-stone is called "cadmium" by Pliny [Natural History, 34:1; 36:21]. Iron is fitly said to be taken out of the "earth" (dust), for ore looks like mere earth.Read the comment
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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
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