Job 28:8

Job 28:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
• New International Version (NIV)Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

Context of Job 28:8

6Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli, and the dust contains gold. 7These are treasures no bird of prey can see, no falcon’s eye observe. No wild animal has walked upon these treasures; no lion has ever set his paw there. 9People know how to tear apart flinty rocks and overturn the roots of mountains. 10They cut tunnels in the rocks and uncover precious stones.

Job 28:8 word by word

לֹֽא־הִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּ בְנֵי־שָׁ֑חַץ לֹֽא־עָדָ֖ה עָלָ֣יו שָֽׁחַל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The lion’sשַׁ֫חַץshachats · prideH7830
• whelpsבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• have not troddenדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• it, nor the fierce lionשַׁ֫חַלshachal · lionH7826
• passedעָדָה‛âdâh · to advanceH5710

Commentaries on Job 28:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The lion‘s whelps - The lion that ventures into the most dangerous places in pursuit of prey, has not dared to go where man has gone in pursuit of precious stones and gold. On the words used here to designate the lion, see Bochart Hieroz P. 1. Lib. iii. c. 1.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. 88. lion's whelps--literally, "the sons of pride," that is, the fiercest beasts. passed--The Hebrew implies the proud gait of the lion. The miner ventures where not even the fierce lion dares to go in pursuit of his prey.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