Iron is taken from the ground,
and copper is smelted from ore.
A miner puts an end to the darkness;
he probes[a] the deepest recesses
for ore in the gloomy darkness.
He cuts a shaft far from human habitation,
in places unknown to those who walk above ground.
Suspended far away from people,
the miners swing back and forth.

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  1. 28:3 Lit probes all

Iron is taken from the earth,
    and copper is smelted from ore.(A)
Mortals put an end to the darkness;(B)
    they search out the farthest recesses
    for ore in the blackest darkness.(C)
Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(D)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.

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Iron is taken out of the earth. And copper is melted from the rock. Man looks into the deepest darkness. And he goes out to the farthest part of the earth to look for rocks in the dark places. Men break open deep holes far from where people live, forgotten by travelers. In the holes they hang and move from side to side far from men.

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