Job 28:3-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³A miner puts an end to the darkness;
he probes^[a] the deepest recesses
for ore in the gloomy darkness.
⁴He cuts a shaft far from human habitation,
in places unknown to those who walk above ground.^[b]
Suspended far away from people,
the miners swing back and forth.
⁵Food may come from the earth,
but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.

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Footnotes

Job 28:3 Lit probes all
Job 28:4 Lit far from with inhabitant, things forgotten by foot

Job 28:3-5

New International Version

³Mortals put an end to the darkness;^(A)
    they search out the farthest recesses
    for ore in the blackest darkness.^(B)
⁴Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,^(C)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.
⁵The earth, from which food comes,^(D)
    is transformed below as by fire;

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Job 28:3-5

New King James Version

³Man puts an end to darkness,
And searches every recess
For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
⁴He breaks open a shaft away from people;
In places forgotten by feet
They hang far away from men;
They swing to and fro.
⁵As for the earth, from it comes bread,
But underneath it is turned up as by fire;

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Job 28:3-5

English Standard Version

³Man puts an end to darkness
    and searches out to the farthest limit
    the ore in ^(A)gloom and ^(B)deep darkness.
⁴He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;
    they are forgotten by travelers;
    they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.
⁵As for the earth, ^(C)out of it comes bread,
    but underneath it is turned up as by fire.