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Job 28:2
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Iron is taken from the ground,and copper is smelted from ore.
Iron is taken out of the eretz, And copper is smelted out of the ore.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore.
Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is melted out of rocks.
Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper.
"Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is smelted from the stone ore.
"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is smelted out of the ore.
Yron is taken out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken from the dust,And copper is smelted from rock.
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
iron is extracted from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.
Iron is dug out of the ground, and copper is melted out of the rocks.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is smelted out of the stone.
We dig iron out of the ground And melt copper out of the stones.
Iron is taken from dust, and he pours out copper from ore.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and bronze is smelted from stone.
where yron is dygged out of the grounde, & stones resolued to metall.
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
Where yron is digged out of the grounde, & stones resolued to metall.
For iron comes out of the earth, and brass is hewn out like stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
Irun is takun fro erthe, and a stoon resolued, `ethir meltid, bi heete, is turned in to money.
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] melted [out of] the stone.
Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore.
They know where to dig iron from the earth and how to smelt copper from rock.
Iron is taken out of the earth. And copper is melted from the rock.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;
Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone melted with heat is turned into brass.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore.
Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.
"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Iron: Genesis 4:22, Numbers 31:22, Deuteronomy 8:9, 1 Chronicles 22:14
earth: or, dust
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:3 - brass
Cross-References
Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.
Her brother Laban heard her tell what the servant had said, and he saw the ring and the bracelets she was wearing. So Laban ran out to Abraham's servant, who was standing by his camels at the well.
Laban and Bethuel answered, "The Lord has done this. We have no choice in the matter.
and he was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. She was also the sister of Laban, the Aramean from northern Syria. Almost twenty years later,
Isaac then sent Jacob to stay with Rebekah's brother Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean.
Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you—I will do all I have promised.
Jacob solemnly promised God, "If you go with me and watch over me as I travel, and if you give me food and clothes
As Jacob continued on his way to the east,
for the home of his father Isaac in Canaan. Jacob took all of the flocks, herds, and other property that he had gotten in northern Syria.
I don't deserve all the good things you have done for me, your servant. When I first crossed the Jordan, I had only my walking stick, but now I have two large groups of people and animals.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Iron is taken out of the earth,.... Very easily, and in great plenty, and is more common, being in most countries, is nearer the surface of the earth, and here said to be taken "out of the dust" x; which, being melted in a furnace, produces iron, a metal very serviceable for various rises, and without which there is scarce any thing to be done, and therefore was with brass of early invention. Tubalcain, son of Lamech, supposed to be the Vulcan of the Heathens, a worker in iron, is said to be the instructor of every artificer in brass and iron, Genesis 4:22;
and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone; out of a brassy stone, called "cadmai", as Pliny says, and also out of another, as he observes y, called "chalcites", found in Cyprus, where was the first invention of brass, according to him, and hence perhaps copper had its name; but it is plain from Scripture, the places before referred to, that it was invented elsewhere, and long before Cyprus was known; or a "stone melted becomes brass", see Deuteronomy 8:9; of these four metals was the image in Nebuchadnezzar's vision, which represented the four monarchies of the world, Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman, Daniel 2:30; and to them are compared, and by them are represented many things in Scripture.
x מעפר "e pulvere", V. L. Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis, Schultens. y Nat. Hist. l. 34. c. 1, 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Iron - As has been remarked above, iron was early known, yet probably its common use indicates a more advanced state of civilization than that of gold and silver. The Mexicans were ignorant of the use of iron, though ornaments of gold and silver elegantly worked abounded among them. Iron is less easily discovered than copper, though more abundant, and is worked with more difficulty. Among the ancient nations, copper was in general use long before iron; and arms, vases, statues, and implements of every kind were made of this metal alloyed and hardened with tin, before iron came into general use. Tubal Cain is indeed mentioned Genesis 4:22 as the “instructor of every artificer in brass and iron,” but no direct mention is made of iron arms Numbers 35:16 or tools Deuteronomy 27:5, until after the departure from Egypt. According to the Arundelian Marbles, iron was known one hundred and eighty-eight years before the Trojan war, about 1370 years B.C.; but Hesiod, Plutarch, and others, limit its discovery to a much later period. Homer, however, distinctly mentions its use, Iliad xxiii. 262:
Η δε γυνᾶικα ὲΰζώνα;, πολιον τε σίδηρον.
Hē de gunaikas euzōnas, polion te sidēron.
That by the “sideros” of the poet is meant iron, is clear, from a simile which he uses in the Odyssey, derived from the quenching of iron in water, by which he illustrates the hissing produced in the eye of Polyphemus by piercing it with the burning stake:
“And as when armorers temper in the ford
The keen edged pole-axe or the shining sword,
The red-hot metal hisses in the lake,
Thus in the eye-ball hissed the plunging stake.”
Odyssey ix. 391; Pope
Iron is mentioned in the time of Og king of Bashan, 1450 B.C. It was at first, however, regarded as of great value, and its use was very limited. It was presented in the temples of Greece as among the most valuable offerings, and rings of iron have been found in the tombs of Egypt that had been worn as ornaments, showing the value of the metal. One of the reasons why this metal comes so slowly into use, and why it was so rare in early times, was the difficulty of smelting the ore, and reducing it to a malleable state “Its gross and stubborn ore,” says Dr. Robertson (America, B. iv.) “must feel twice the force of fire, and go through two laborious pocesses, before it becomes fit for use.” It was this fact which made it to Job such a proof of the wisdom of man that he had invented the process of making iron, or of separating it from the earthy portions in which it is found.
Is taken out of the earth - Margin, “dust.” The form in which iron is found is too well known to need description. It is seldom, if ever, found in its purity, and the ore generally has so much the appearance of mere earth, that it requires some skill to distinguish them.
And brass - נחוּשׁה nechûshâh. Brass is early and frequently mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 4:22; Exodus 25:3; Exodus 26:11, et al.), but there is little doubt that copper is meant in these places. Brass is a compound metal, made of copper and zinc - containing usually about one third of the weight in zinc - and it is hardly probable that the art of compounding this was early known; compare the notes at Job 20:24. Dr. Good renders this, “And the rock poureth forth copper.” Coverdale, “The stones resolved to metal.” Noyes, “The stone is melted into copper.” Prof. Lee, “Also the stone (is taken from the earth) from which one fuseth copper.” The Hebrew is, literally,” And stone is poured out יציק copper.” The Septuagint renders it, “And brass is cut like stones;” that is, is cut from the quarry. The word “stone” here in the Hebrew (אבן 'eben) means, doubtless, “ore” in the form of stone; and the fact mentioned here, that such ore is fused into the נחוּשׁה eht nechûshâh, is clear proof that copper is intended. Brass is never found in ore, and is never compounded in the earth. A similar idea is found in Pliny, who probably uses the word “aes” to denote copper, as it is commonly employed in the ancient writings. Aes fit ex lapide aeroso, quem vocant Cadmiam; et igne lapides in nes solvantur. Nat. Hist. xxxiv. i. 22. On the general subject of ancient metallurgy, see Wilkinsoh’s Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, vol. iii. chapter ix.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 28:2. Iron is taken out of the earth — This most useful metal is hidden under the earth, and men have found out the method of separating it from its ore.
Brass is molten out of the stone. — As brass is a factitious metal, copper must be the meaning of the Hebrew word נחושה nechusah: literally, the stone is poured out for brass. If we retain the common translation, perhaps the process of making brass may be that to which Job refers; for this metal is formed from copper melted with the stone calamine; and thus the stone is poured out to make brass.
