Job 28
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Job 28:1-11

1“CertainlyH3588 thereH3426 isH3426 a 1mineH4161 for silverH3701 And a placeH4725 2for refiningH2212 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 outH2713 The rockH68 in gloomH652 and deepH6757 shadowH6757.4He 4sinksH6555 a shaftH5158 awayH4480 from 5inhabitedH1481 areasH1481, ForgottenH7911 by the footH7272; They hangH1809 and swingH5128, awayH4480 from peopleH582.56From the earthH776 comesH3318 foodH3899, And underneathH8478, it is turnedH2015 overH2015 like fireH784.6Its rocksH68 are the 7sourceH4725 of sapphiresH5601, And its dustH6083 contains goldH2091.7NoH3808 birdH5861 ofH5861 preyH5861 knowsH3045 the pathH5410, NorH3808 has the falcon’sH344 eyeH5869 caughtH7805 sightH7805 of it.8The 8proudH7830 animalsH1121 have not troddenH1869 it, NorH3808 has the lionH7826 passedH5710 overH5921 it.9He putsH7971 his handH3027 on the flintH2496; He overturnsH2015 the mountainsH2022 at the 9baseH8328.10He carvesH1234 outH1234 channelsH2975 through the rocksH6697, And his eyeH5869 seesH7200 anythingH3605 preciousH3366.11He damsH2280 upH2280 the streamsH5104 from 10flowingH1065, And bringsH3318 to lightH216 whatH8587 isH8587 hiddenH8587.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 28:1 Lit 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 28:5 Lit Earth, from it ↩
  7. 7. Job 28:6 Or place ↩
  8. 8. Job 28:8 Lit sons of pride ↩
  9. 9. Job 28:9 Lit root ↩
  10. 10. Job 28:11 Lit weeping ↩

Commentaries on Job 28

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