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He sends his hand forth to the flint;
He overturns the mountains at the [a]base.
10 He breaks out channels through the rocks,
And his eye sees anything precious.
11 He dams up the streams from [b]flowing,
And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:9 Lit roots
  2. Job 28:11 Lit weeping

People assault the flinty rock(A) with their hands
    and lay bare the roots of the mountains.(B)
10 They tunnel through the rock;(C)
    their eyes see all its treasures.(D)
11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(E)
    and bring hidden things(F) to light.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:11 Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew They dam up