Job 28
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 28:1-11

1“SurelyH3588 thereH3426 is a 1mineH4161 for silverH3701 And a placeH4725 2where they refineH2212 goldH2091.2IronH1270 is takenH3947 from the dustH6083, And copperH5154 is smeltedH6694 from rockH68.3Man putsH7760 an endH7093 to darknessH2822, And 3to the farthestH3605 limitH8503 he searchesH2713 out The rockH68 in gloomH652 and deepH6757 shadowH6757.4He 4sinksH6555 a shaftH5158 far from 5habitationH1481, ForgottenH7911 by the footH7272; They hangH1809 and swingH5128 to and froH5128 far from menH582.5The earthH776, from it comesH3318 foodH3899, And underneathH8478 it is turnedH2015 up as fireH784.6Its rocksH68 are the 6sourceH4725 of sapphiresH5601, And its dustH6083 contains goldH2091.7The pathH5410 noH3808 birdH5861 of preyH5861 knowsH3045, NorH3808 has the falcon’sH344 eyeH5869 caughtH7805 sightH7805 of it.8The 7proudH7830 beastsH1121 have not troddenH1869 it, NorH3808 has the fierce lionH7826 passedH5710 overH5921 it.9He putsH7971 his handH3027 on the flintH2496; He overturnsH2015 the mountainsH2022 at the 8baseH8328.10He hewsH1234 out channelsH2975 through the rocksH6697, And his eyeH5869 seesH7200 anythingH3605 preciousH3366.11He damsH2280 up the streamsH5104 from 9flowingH1065, And whatH8587 is hiddenH8587 he bringsH3318 out to the lightH216.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 28:1 Or source ↩
  2. 2. Job 28:1 Lit for gold they refine ↩
  3. 3. Job 28:3 Eccl 1:13 ↩
  4. 4. Job 28:4 Lit breaks open ↩
  5. 5. Job 28:4 Lit sojourning ↩
  6. 6. Job 28:6 Or place ↩
  7. 7. Job 28:8 Lit sons of pride ↩
  8. 8. Job 28:9 Lit roots ↩
  9. 9. Job 28:11 Lit weeping ↩

Commentaries on Job 28

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