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Job 28:1-11

¹ Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it]. ² Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone. ³ He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. ⁴ The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. ⁵ [As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. ⁶ The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. ⁷ [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen: ⁸ The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. ⁹ He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. ¹⁰ He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. ¹¹ He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the thing that is] hid bringeth he forth to light.

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KJV King James Version

¹ Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it]. ² Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone. ³ He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. ⁴ The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. ⁵ [As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. ⁶ The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. ⁷ [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen: ⁸ The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. ⁹ He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. ¹⁰ He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. ¹¹ He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the thing that is] hid bringeth he forth to light.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

¹ “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. ² Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. 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. ⁵ 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. 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. ¹⁰ 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.

WEB World English Bible

¹ “Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine. ² Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore. ³ Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. ⁴ He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth. ⁵ As for the earth, out of it comes bread; Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. ⁶ Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold. ⁷ That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it. ⁸ The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there. ⁹ He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots. ¹⁰ He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing. ¹¹ He binds the streams that they don’t trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings forth to light.

ASV American Standard Version

¹ Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine. ² Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone. ³ Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. ⁴ He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro. ⁵ As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. ⁶ The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold. ⁷ That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it: ⁸ The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby. ⁹ He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. ¹⁰ He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing. ¹¹ He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

¹ Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine; ² Iron from the dust is taken, And from the firm stone brass. ³ An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade. ⁴ A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered. ⁵ The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire. ⁶ A place of the sapphire are its stones, And it hath dust of gold. ⁷ A path—not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite, ⁸ Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion. ⁹ Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains. ¹⁰ Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen. ¹¹ From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out to light.

Surrounding context — Job 28

1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].

2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone.

3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

5 [As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

6 The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

7 [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:

8 The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the thing that is] hid bringeth he forth to light.

12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

14 The depth saith, It [is] not in me: and the sea saith, [It is] not with me.

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