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Job 28:2-4
World English Bible
Job 28:2-4
World English Bible
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.
Job 28:2-4
New International Version
Job 28:2-4
New International Version
2 Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.(A)
3 Mortals put an end to the darkness;(B)
they search out the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.(C)
4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(D)
in places untouched by human feet;
far from other people they dangle and sway.
Job 28:2-4
King James Version
Job 28:2-4
King James Version
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.
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Job 28:2-4
New King James Version
Job 28:2-4
New King James Version
2 Iron is taken from the [a]earth,
And copper is smelted from ore.
3 Man puts an end to darkness,
And searches every recess
For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
4 He breaks open a shaft away from people;
In places forgotten by feet
They hang far away from men;
They swing to and fro.
Footnotes
- Job 28:2 Lit. dust
Job 28:2-4
English Standard Version
Job 28:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Iron is taken out of the earth,
and copper is smelted from the ore.
3 Man puts an end to darkness
and searches out to the farthest limit
the ore in (A)gloom and (B)deep darkness.
4 He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;
they are forgotten by travelers;
they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.
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