約伯記 28:5

5 至 於 地 ， 能 出 糧 食 ， 地 內 好 像 被 火 翻 起 來 。

約伯記 28:5 Meaning and Commentary

Job 28:5

[As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread
That is, bread corn, or corn of which bread is made particularly wheat; which falling, or being cast into the earth, rises up and brings forth fruit, and, when ground into flour, makes fine bread; and to this same original the psalmist ascribes bread, which strengthens man's heart, ( Psalms 104:14 Psalms 104:15 ) . The West Indians formerly made their bread of roots of the earth, particularly one called "jucca" ^F2; so Caesar's soldiers in distress made bread of a root called "chara", steeped in milk ^F3:

and under it is turned up as it were fire;
coal, which is fuel for fire; for, as in the earth are mines for gold and silver, iron and brass, out of which they are dug, or the ore of them, so there is coal under the earth; which, when turned up, or dug, is taken for firing; or brimstone, or sulphureous matter, which is easily inflammable; and sometimes the same earth, the surface of which is covered with corn, out of which bread cometh, underneath are coal, or sulphur, and such like combustible matter: some think precious stones are meant, which glitter and sparkle like fire; see ( Ezekiel 28:14 ) .

---

FOOTNOTES:

F2 P. Martyr, Decad 1. l. 1.
F3 Caesar. Comment. Bell. Civil. l. 3. c. 48.

約伯記 28:5 In-Context

3 人 為 黑 暗 定 界 限 ， 查 究 幽 暗 陰 翳 的 石 頭 ， 直 到 極 處 ，

4 在 無 人 居 住 之 處 刨 開 礦 穴 ， 過 路 的 人 也 想 不 到 他 們 ； 又 與 人 遠 離 ， 懸 在 空 中 搖 來 搖 去 。

5 至 於 地 ， 能 出 糧 食 ， 地 內 好 像 被 火 翻 起 來 。

6 地 中 的 石 頭 有 藍 寶 石 ， 並 有 金 沙 。

7 礦 中 的 路 鷙 鳥 不 得 知 道 ； 鷹 眼 也 未 見 過 。