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They open shafts in a valley away from human habitation;
    they are forgotten by travelers;
    they sway suspended, remote from people.
As for the earth, out of it comes bread,
    but underneath it is turned up as by fire.(A)
Its stones are the place of sapphires,[a]
    and its dust contains gold.

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  1. 28.6 Or lapis lazuli

Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(A)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.
The earth, from which food comes,(B)
    is transformed below as by fire;
lapis lazuli(C) comes from its rocks,
    and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(D)

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

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

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

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