Job 28:2
Job 28:1-11 The Message (MSG)
“We all know how silver seams the rocks, we’ve seen the stuff from which gold is refined, We’re aware of how iron is dug out of the ground and copper is smelted from rock. Miners penetrate the earth’s darkness, searching the roots of the mountains for ore, digging away in the suffocating darkness. Far from civilization, far from the traffic, they cut a shaft, and are lowered into it by ropes. Earth’s surface is a field for grain, but its depths are a forge Firing sapphires from stones and chiseling gold from rocks. Vultures are blind to its riches, hawks never lay eyes on it. Wild animals are oblivious to it, lions don’t know it’s there. Miners hammer away at the rock, they uproot the mountains. They tunnel through the rock and find all kinds of beautiful gems. They discover the origins of rivers, and bring earth’s secrets to light.
Job 28:2 King James Version (KJV)
Iron is taken out of the earth, And brass is molten out of the stone.
Job 28:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
Job 28:2 New Century Version (NCV)
Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is melted out of rocks.
Job 28:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
Job 28:2 New International Version (NIV)
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
Job 28:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore.
Job 28:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is smelted from the stone ore.