Job 28:5
3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
4 Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
6 Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
7 No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
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
- Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
- KJV
- As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
- WEB
- As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
- ASV
- As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
- DARBY
- As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;
- BLB
- The earth, from which bread comes forth, and underneath is turned as [by] fire—
- ÅB
- Av jorden kommer det brød; men inne i den blir alt veltet om som av ild.
- OTB
- Jorden, fra den kommer mat,
Og under den vendes den opp som ild. - B1930
- Av jorden kommer det brød; men inne i den blir alt veltet om som av ild.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 28:25–29
When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.
Read in contextPsalms 104:14–15
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
Read in contextGenesis 1:11–12
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
Read in contextGenesis 1:29
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
Read in contextEzekiel 28:13–14
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
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