Job 28:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 28:2

1 “Surely there is a mine for silver,
And a place where gold is refined.

2 Iron is taken from the¹ 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 The¹ 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 mountains¹ 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.

12 “But^a where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man does not know its ^avalue,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.

Verse Comparison: Job 28:2

American Standard Version
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.

Amplified® Bible
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the stone ore.

Contemporary English Version
the same is done with iron and copper.

Darby English Version
Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.

Good News Bible
We dig iron out of the ground And melt copper out of the stones.

King James Version
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

New American Standard Bible
"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

New International Version
Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.

New King James Version
Iron is taken from the earth,
And copper is smelted from ore.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They take iron from the dust, And they smelt copper from rock.

Revised Standard Version
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore.

Young's Literal Translation
Iron from the dust is taken, And `from' the firm stone brass.

New English Translation
Iron is taken from the ground,¹ and rock is poured out² as copper.