Job 28:10

Job 28:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
• New International Version (NIV)They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.

Context of Job 28:10

8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it. 9On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases. He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing. 11He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light. 12“But wisdom – where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:10 word by word

בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִ֣ים בִּקֵּ֑עַ וְכָל־יְ֝קָ֗ר רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He cutteth outבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• riversיְאֹרye'ôr · streamH2975
• among the rocksצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• and his eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• seethרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• every precious thingיְקָרyeqâr · preciousnessH3366

Cross-references for Job 28:10

• Proverbs 14:23In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
• Proverbs 24:4by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.
• Habakkuk 3:9Your bow is ready for action; you commission your arrows. Selah. You cause flash floods on the earth’s surface.

Commentaries on Job 28:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks - He cuts canals, adits, etc., in the rocks, and drives levels under ground, in order to discover loads or veins of ore. These are often continued a great way under ground; and may be poetically compared to rivers, channels, or canals. His eye seeth every precious thing - He sinks those shafts, and drives those levels, in order to discover where the precious minerals lie, of which he is in pursuit.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks - That is, in his operations of mining, he cuts channels for the water to flow off through the rocks. This was done, as it is now, for the purpose of drawing off the water that accumulates in mines. His eye seeth every precious thing - Every valuable mineral or precious stone that lies imbedded in the rocks. It is evident from this, that mining operations were carried to a considerable extent in the time of Job. The…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. 1010. He cuts channels to drain off the waters, which hinder his mining; and when the waters are gone, he he is able to see the precious things in the 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