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Job 28:3
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A miner puts an end to the darkness;he probes the deepest recessesfor ore in the gloomy darkness.
Man sets an end to darkness, And searches out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
Miners bring lights and search deep into the mines for ore in thick darkness.
Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness.
"Man puts an end to darkness [by bringing in a light], And to the farthest bounds he searches out The rock buried in gloom and deep shadow.
"Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
Man sets an end to darkness, And searches out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
God putteth an end to darkenesse, and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe of death.
Man puts an end to darkness,And to the farthest limit he searches outThe rock in thick darkness and shadow of death.
Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
Miners conquer the darkness and dig as far in as they can, to the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
Miners carry lights deep into caves to search for these rocks in the deepest darkness.
God sets an end to darkness, and knows the end of everything, the deep and dark mine and the shadow of death.
Miners explore the deepest darkness. They search the depths of the earth And dig for rocks in the darkness.
He puts an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest limits for the ore in gloom and deep shadow.
He sets an end to darkness, and to every extremity He searches out a stone of darkness and death-shade.
The darcknes shal once come to an ende, he can seke out the grounde of all thinges: the stones, the darcke, & the horrible shadowe,
Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
Hee setteth an ende to darkenesse, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkenesse and the shadow of death.
The darkenesse shall once come to an ende: he can seke out the grounde of all thinges, the stones, the darke, and the shadowe of death.
He has set a bound to darkness, and he searches out every limit: a stone is darkness, and the shadow of death.
Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
God hath set tyme to derknessis, and he biholdith the ende of alle thingis.
[Man] sets an end to darkness, And searches out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shades of death.
Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
They know how to shine light in the darkness and explore the farthest regions of the earth as they search in the dark for ore.
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.
Miners put an end to darkness, and search out to the farthest bound the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;
He hath set a time for darkness, and the end of all things he considereth, the stone also that is in the dark and the shadow of death.
Men put an end to darkness, and search out to the farthest bound the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
"Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
searcheth: Proverbs 2:4, Ecclesiastes 1:13, Habakkuk 2:13, Matthew 6:33, Luke 16:8
the stones: Job 10:21, Job 10:22, Job 12:22, Job 38:16, Job 38:17
Reciprocal: Job 3:5 - the shadow
Cross-References
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.
I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.
They gave Rebekah their blessing and said, "We pray that God will give you many children and grandchildren and that he will help them defeat their enemies."
Isaac called in Jacob, then gave him a blessing, and said: Don't marry any of those Canaanite women.
Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and had warned him not to marry any of the Canaanite women. He also learned that Jacob had been sent to find a wife in northern Syria
Then Jacob became frightened and said, "This is a fearsome place! It must be the house of God and the ladder to heaven."
When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the rock that he had used for a pillow and stood it up for a place of worship. Then he poured olive oil on the rock to dedicate it to God,
His second son was named Ephraim, which means "God has made me a success in the land where I suffered."
When you go in to see the governor, I pray that God All-Powerful will be good to you and that the governor will let your other brother and Benjamin come back home with you. If I must lose my children, I suppose I must.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He setteth an end to darkness,.... Some understand this and what follows of God, who, by making the luminaries, has fixed the periods and revolutions of light and darkness, of day and night; or who has determined the times before appointed, for the discoveries of things in nature, as mines of gold, silver, and precious stones, how long they should lie in darkness, and then be brought to light, and who searches out the perfection of all things in nature; and makes them known to men, when he himself and his ways are not to be found out unto perfection by men; but rather this is to be understood of the miner that digs for the above metals, who, when he opens a mine, lets in natural light, or carries artificial light along with him, and so puts an end to the darkness which had reigned there before, even from the creation:
and searcheth out all perfection; searches thoroughly the mines he opens, and gets all he can out of them, and searches perfectly into the nature of the ore; he finds, and tries, and proves it, what it is, its worth and value:
the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death; searches and digs through them, to get at what he is seeking; or brings stones, precious stones, to light, which lay in darkness from the beginning, and in such places which were the shadow of death, and looked dismal and horrible, and even threatened with death, to get into and fetch them out: so spiritual miners, that search into the mines of the Scriptures, should not be discouraged with darkness and difficulties that may attend their search; but should continue it, in order to find out truths that have lain in darkness, more precious than gold and silver, and the richest gems; and such who search for them in like manner as miners do shall find them, Proverbs 2:4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He setteth an end to darkness - That is, man does. The reference here is undoubtedly to the operations of mining, and the idea is, that man delves into the darkest regions; he goes even to the outer limits of darkness; he penetrates everywhere. Probably the allusion is derived from the custom of carrying torches into mines.
And searcheth out all perfection - Makes a complete search; examines everything; carries the matter to the utmost. The idea is not that he searches out all perfection - as our translation would seem to convey; but that he makes a complete and thorough search - and yet after all he does not come to the true and highest wisdom.
The stones of darkness - The last stone, says Herder, in the mining investigations in the time of Job; the corner or boundary stone, as it were, of the kingdom of darkness and night. Prof. Lee supposes that there is allusion here to the fact that stones were used as “weights,” and that the idea is, that man had ascertained the “exact weight” of the gross darkness, that is, had taken an accurate admeasurement of it, or had wholly investigated it. But this solution seems far-fetched. Schultens supposes the center of the earth to be denoted by this expression. But it seems to me that the words “stone” and “darkness” are to be separated, and that the one is not used to qualify the other. The sense is, that man searches out everything; he perfectly and accurately penetrates everywhere, and examines all objects; “the stone” (אבן 'eben), that is, the rocks, the mines; “the darkness” (אפל 'ôphel), that is, the darkness of the cavern, the interior of the earth; “and the shadow of death” (צלמות tsalmâveth), that is, the most dark and impenetrable regions of the earth. So it is rendered by Coverdale: “The stones, the dark, and the horrible shadow.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 28:3. He setteth an end to darkness — As it is likely Job still refers to mining, the words above may be understood as pointing out the persevering industry of man in penetrating into the bowels of the earth, in order to seek for metals and precious stones. Even the stones that lay hidden in the bowels of the earth he has digged for and brought to light, and has penetrated in directions in which the solar light could not be transmitted; so that he appears to have gone to the regions of the shadow of death. Mr. Good translates: "Man delveth into the region of darkness; and examineth, to the uttermost limit, the stones of darkness and death-shade."
