Job 28:10
8 Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
9 The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
- KJV
- He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
- WEB
- He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
- ASV
- He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
- DARBY
- He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.
- BLB
- In the rocks he cuts out channels, and his eye sees every precious thing.
- ÅB
- I berget sprenger de ganger, og allehånde kostelige ting får de se.
- OTB
- Han skjærer ut kanaler gjennom steinene,
Og hans øye oppdager alt som er verdifullt. - B1930
- I berget sprenger de ganger, og allehånde kostelige ting får de se.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 24:4
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
Read in contextProverbs 14:23
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:9
You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
Read in context