Parallel Bible results for "job 28:1-11"

Job 28:1-11

1 "Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.

1 There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

2 "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

3 "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

3 Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.

4 "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.

5 "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.

5 The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;

6 "Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

6 lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.

7 "The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.

7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.

8 "The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.

9 "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.

10 "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.

10 They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.

11 "He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

11 They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.