Job 28:2-4

Darby Translation

²Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.

³[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.

⁴He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.

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Job 28:2-4

King James Version

²Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

³He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

⁴The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

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Job 28:2-4

New International Version

²Iron is taken from the earth,
    and copper is smelted from ore.^(A)
³Mortals put an end to the darkness;^(B)
    they search out the farthest recesses
    for ore in the blackest darkness.^(C)
⁴Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,^(D)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.