New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 28:5
Job 28:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
- New International Version (NIV)The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
- English Standard Version (ESV)As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
Context of Job 28:5
3Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow. 4He sinks a shaft away from inhabited areas, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing, away from people. From the earth comes food, And underneath, it is turned over like fire. 6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold. 7No bird of prey knows the path, Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
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אֶ֗רֶץ מִמֶּ֥נָּה יֵֽצֵא־לָ֑חֶם וְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ כְּמוֹ־אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 28:5
- Genesis 1:11Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit according to their kind with seed in them”; and it was so.
- Psalms 104:14He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of mankind, So that they may produce food from the earth,
- Isaiah 28:25Does he not level its surface And sow dill and scatter cumin And plant wheat in rows, Barley in its place and rye within its area?
- Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.
Commentaries on Job 28:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The earth, out of it cometh bread - Or the earth, ממנה mimmennah, from itself, by its own vegetative power, it sends out bread, or the corn of which bread is made. And under it is turned up as it were fire - It seems as if this referred to some combustible fossil, similar to our stone coal, which was dug up out of the earth in some places of Arabia. The Chaldee gives a translation, conformable to a very ancient opinion, which supposed the center of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread - That is, it produces food, or the materials for bread. The idea of Job seems to be, that it was proof of great wisdom and skill on the part of man that he had carried the arts of agriculture so far. The earth in producing grain, and the arts of husbandry, were illustrative of wisdom and skill, but they did not impart the wisdom about the government of God which was desired. That was reserved to be imparted more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5People who mined would melt rock by burning a fire in a mine for days or weeks to extract the solid matter (ore). Some used fire and then cold water to crack the rocks.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Its fertile surface yields food; and yet "beneath it is turned up as it were with fire." So Pliny [Natural History, 33] observes on the ingratitude of man who repays the debt he owes the earth for food, by digging out its bowels. "Fire" was used in mining [Umbreit]. English Version is simpler, which means precious stones which glow like fire; and so Job 28:6 follows naturally (Eze 28:14).Read the comment
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- 1. Job 28:5 Lit Earth, from it ↩
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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