Job 28:1-11

Other Translations of Job 28:1-11

King James Version

Man's Quest for Wisdom

28¹ Surely there is a vein vein: or, mine for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. ² Iron is taken out of the earth, earth: or, dust 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 dust...: or, gold ore 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; rock: or, flint 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; overflowing: Heb. weeping and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

English Standard Version

Man's Quest for Wisdom

28¹ "Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine. 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 gloom and 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. ⁵ As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire. ⁶ Its stones are the place of sapphires,Or lapis lazuli; also verse 16 and it has dust of gold. ⁷ "That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon's eye has not seen it. ⁸ The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. ⁹ "Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots. ¹⁰ He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. ¹¹ He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.

The Message

Man's Quest for Wisdom

28¹ "We all know how silver seams the rocks, we've seen the stuff from which gold is refined, ² We're aware of how iron is dug out of the ground and copper is smelted from rock. ³ Miners penetrate the earth's darkness, searching the roots of the mountains for ore, digging away in the suffocating darkness. ⁴ Far from civilization, far from the traffic, they cut a shaft, and are lowered into it by ropes. ⁵ Earth's surface is a field for grain, but its depths are a forge ⁶ Firing sapphires from stones and chiseling gold from rocks. ⁷ Vultures are blind to its riches, hawks never lay eyes on it. ⁸ Wild animals are oblivious to it, lions don't know it's there. ⁹ Miners hammer away at the rock, they uproot the mountains. ¹⁰ They tunnel through the rock and find all kinds of beautiful gems. ¹¹ They discover the origins of rivers, and bring earth's secrets to light.

New King James Version

Man's Quest for Wisdom

28¹ "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 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. ⁵ As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire; ⁶ Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust. ⁷ That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon's eye seen it. ⁸ The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. ⁹ He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots. ¹⁰ He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing. ¹¹ He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light.

New Living Translation

Man's Quest for Wisdom

28¹ "People know where to mine silver and how to refine gold. ² They know where to dig iron from the earth and how to smelt copper from rock. ³ They know how to shine light in the darkness and explore the farthest regions of the earth as they search in the dark for ore. ⁴ They sink a mine shaft into the earth far from where anyone lives. They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth. ⁵ Food is grown on the earth above, but down below, the earth is melted as by fire. ⁶ Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli, and the dust contains gold. ⁷ These are treasures no bird of prey can see, no falcon's eye observe. ⁸ No wild animal has walked upon these treasures; no lion has ever set his paw there. ⁹ People know how to tear apart flinty rocks and overturn the roots of mountains. ¹⁰ They cut tunnels in the rocks and uncover precious stones. ¹¹ They dam up the trickling streams and bring to light the hidden treasures.