Job 28

¹“Surelyכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → there isיֵ֣שׁyêš — there is, exists, has beingH3426 — Full Word Study → a mineמוֹצָ֑אmō·w·ṣā — exit, going out, that which comes forthH4161 — Full Word Study → for silverלַכֶּ֣סֶףlak·ke·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → and a placeוּ֝מָק֗וֹםū·mā·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → where goldלַזָּהָ֥בlaz·zā·hāḇ — Gold; precious metal; wealth and valueH2091 — Full Word Study → is refinedיָזֹֽקּוּ׃yā·zōq·qū — To refine or purify by removing impuritiesH2212 — Full Word Study →. ²Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלbar·zel — Iron; a metal used for tools and weaponsH1270 — Full Word Study → is takenיֻקָּ֑חyuq·qāḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → from the earthמֵעָפָ֣רmê·‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study →, and copperנְחוּשָֽׁה׃nə·ḥū·šāh — Bronze; a metal alloy of copper and tinH5154 — Full Word Study → is smeltedיָצ֥וּקyā·ṣūq — to pour out, cast, moldH6694 — Full Word Study → from oreוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןwə·’e·ḇen — Stone; rock; precious stoneH68 — Full Word Study →. ³Man puts an endקֵ֤ץ׀qêṣ — end, boundary, limit, terminusH7093 — Full Word Study → to the darknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla·ḥō·šeḵ — Darkness; absence of light; obscurityH2822 — Full Word Study →; heה֣וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → probesחוֹקֵ֑רḥō·w·qêr — to search out, investigate, or examine thoroughlyH2713 — Full Word Study → the farthest recessesוּֽלְכָל־ū·lə·ḵāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → for oreאֶ֖בֶן’e·ḇen — Stone; rock; precious stoneH68 — Full Word Study → in deepest darknessאֹ֣פֶל’ō·p̄el — Darkness, obscurity, gloomH652 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Far fromמִנִּי־min·nî- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → human habitationגָּ֗רgār — to sojourn, dwell as a stranger, fearH1481 — Full Word Study → he cutsפָּ֤רַץpā·raṣ — to break through, breach, or burst forthH6555 — Full Word Study → a shaftנַ֨חַל׀na·ḥal — A stream or winter torrent; a narrow valleyH5158 — Full Word Study → in places forgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםhan·niš·kā·ḥîm — to forget, neglect, lose memory ofH7911 — Full Word Study → by the foot of manרָ֑גֶלrā·ḡel — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study →. Far from menמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁmê·’ĕ·nō·wōš — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study → he danglesדַּ֖לּוּdal·lū — To hang down, languish, become weak or impoverishedH1809 — Full Word Study → and swaysנָֽעוּ׃nā·‘ū — to shake, move back and forth, wanderH5128 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Foodלָ֑חֶםlā·ḥem — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → may comeיֵֽצֵא־yê·ṣê- — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → fromמִמֶּ֥נָּהmim·men·nāh — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → the earthאֶ֗רֶץ’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →, but from belowוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָwə·ṯaḥ·te·hā — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study → it is transformedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh·paḵ — to overturn, turn over, transformH2015 — Full Word Study → asכְּמוֹ־kə·mōw- — Like; according to; asH3644 — Full Word Study → by fireאֵֽשׁ׃’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Its rocksאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ’ă·ḇā·ne·hā — Stone; rock; precious stoneH68 — Full Word Study → are the sourceמְקוֹם־mə·qō·wm- — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → of sapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsap·pîr — sapphire; a precious blue gemstoneH5601 — Full Word Study →, containing flecksוְעַפְרֹ֖תwə·‘ap̄·rōṯ — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study → of goldזָהָ֣בzā·hāḇ — Gold; precious metal; wealth and valueH2091 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Noלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → bird of preyעָ֑יִט‘ā·yiṭ — Bird of prey; ravenous birdH5861 — Full Word Study → knowsיְדָ֣עוֹyə·ḏā·‘ōw — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → that pathנָ֭תִיבnā·ṯîḇ — A beaten track or well-worn path; a way or roadH5410 — Full Word Study →; noוְלֹ֥אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → falcon’sאַיָּֽה׃’ay·yāh — Kite; a bird of preyH344 — Full Word Study → eyeעֵ֣ין‘ên — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → has seen itשְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּšə·zā·p̲at·tû — to look, gaze, or beholdH7805 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Proud beastsבְנֵי־ḇə·nê- — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → have neverלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → trodden itהִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּhiḏ·rî·ḵu·hū — to tread, walk, or trample; to guide or leadH1869 — Full Word Study →; noלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → lionשָֽׁחַל׃šā·ḥal — A fierce lion; a powerful predatorH7826 — Full Word Study → has ever prowledעָדָ֖ה‘ā·ḏāh — to pass on, advance, remove, or adornH5710 — Full Word Study → over itעָלָ֣יו‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →. ⁹The miner strikesשָׁלַ֣חšā·laḥ — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → the flintבַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁba·ḥal·lā·mîš — flint, hard rockH2496 — Full Word Study →; he overturnsהָפַ֖ךְhā·p̄aḵ — to overturn, turn over, transformH2015 — Full Word Study → mountainsהָרִֽים׃hā·rîm — Mountain, hill, or elevated land massH2022 — Full Word Study → at their baseמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmiš·šō·reš — Root; foundation; origin; bottomH8328 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰He hews outבִּקֵּ֑עַbiq·qê·a‘ — To break open, split, or break throughH1234 — Full Word Study → channelsיְאֹרִ֣יםyə·’ō·rîm — The Nile RiverH2975 — Full Word Study → in the rocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתbaṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯ — Rock; stone; strength; fortressH6697 — Full Word Study →, and his eyesעֵינֽוֹ׃‘ê·nōw — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → spotרָאֲתָ֥הrā·’ă·ṯāh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → everyוְכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → treasureיְ֝קָ֗רyə·qār — Preciousness, value, honor, or worthH3366 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹He stops upחִבֵּ֑שׁḥib·bêš — To bind, saddle, or gird; to restrain or governH2280 — Full Word Study → the sourcesמִ֭בְּכִיmib·bə·ḵî — Weeping, tears, or act of cryingH1065 — Full Word Study → of the streamsנְהָר֣וֹתnə·hā·rō·wṯ — River, StreamH5104 — Full Word Study → to bringיֹ֣צִאyō·ṣi — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → what is hiddenוְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּwə·ṯa·ʿă·lu·må̄h — Hidden thing, secret, mysteryH8587 — Full Word Study → to lightאֽוֹר׃פ’ō·wr — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study →. ¹²But whereמֵאַ֣יִןmê·’a·yin — Where? From where? Whence (interrogative adverb)H370 — Full Word Study → can wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהwə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study → be foundתִּמָּצֵ֑אtim·mā·ṣê — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study →, and whereוְאֵ֥יwə·’ê — Where? How? What?H335 — Full Word Study → does understandingבִּינָֽה׃bî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study → dwellמְק֣וֹםmə·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →? ¹³Noלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ’ĕ·nō·wōš — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study → can knowיָדַ֣עyā·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → its valueעֶרְכָּ֑הּ‘er·kāh — valuation, order, arrangement, or rankH6187 — Full Word Study →, norוְלֹ֥אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → is it foundתִ֝מָּצֵ֗אṯim·mā·ṣê — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbə·’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃ha·ḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴The ocean depthsתְּה֣וֹםtə·hō·wm — the deep, abyss, primordial watersH8415 — Full Word Study → sayאָ֭מַר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘It is notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → in me,’ while the seaוְיָ֥םwə·yām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study → declaresאָ֝מַ֗ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘It is not with meעִמָּדִֽי׃‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study →.’ ¹⁵It cannotלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → be boughtיֻתַּ֣ןyut·tan — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → withתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtaḥ·te·hā — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study → goldסְג֣וֹרsə·ḡō·wr — enclosure, caul, membraneH5458 — Full Word Study →, nor can its priceמְחִירָֽהּ׃mə·ḥî·rāh — Price, cost, or value exchanged in commerceH4242 — Full Word Study → be weighed outיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyiš·šā·qêl — to weigh; to pay or reckon valueH8254 — Full Word Study → in silverכֶּ֣סֶףke·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶It cannotלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → be valuedתְ֭סֻלֶּהṯə·sul·leh — to weigh, value, or treat with contemptH5541 — Full Word Study → in the goldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbə·ḵe·ṯem — pure gold or refined goldH3800 — Full Word Study → of Ophirאוֹפִ֑יר’ō·w·p̄îr — A distant gold-rich landH211 — Full Word Study →, in preciousיָקָ֣רyā·qār — precious, valuable, honoredH3368 — Full Word Study → onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbə·šō·ham — Onyx stone; a precious gemstoneH7718 — Full Word Study → or sapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃wə·sap·pîr — sapphire; a precious blue gemstoneH5601 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Neitherלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → goldזָ֭הָבzā·hāḇ — Gold; precious metal; wealth and valueH2091 — Full Word Study → nor crystalוּזְכוֹכִ֑יתū·zə·ḵō·w·ḵîṯ — Glass or crystal; transparent precious materialH2137 — Full Word Study → can compare to itיַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya·‘ar·ḵen·nāh — to arrange, set in order, prepareH6186 — Full Word Study →, nor jewelsכְּלִי־kə·lî- — vessel, instrument, or article of useH3627 — Full Word Study → of fine goldפָֽז׃p̄āz — Pure gold; refined gold of highest qualityH6337 — Full Word Study → be exchanged for itוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּū·ṯə·mū·rā·ṯāh — Exchange, substitution, or compensationH8545 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸Coralרָאמ֣וֹתrā·mō·wṯ — coral; precious marine substanceH7215 — Full Word Study → and quartzוְ֭גָבִישׁwə·ḡā·ḇîš — crystal; clear precious stoneH1378 — Full Word Study → are unworthyלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → of mentionיִזָּכֵ֑רyiz·zā·ḵêr — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study →; the priceוּמֶ֥שֶׁךְū·me·šeḵ — precious thing, valuable price, or treasureH4901 — Full Word Study → of wisdom is beyond rubiesמִפְּנִינִֽים׃mip·pə·nî·nîm — precious jewel, ruby, or precious stoneH6443 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹Topazפִּטְדַת־piṭ·ḏaṯ- — Topaz, a precious gemstoneH6357 — Full Word Study → from Cushכּ֑וּשׁkūš — Cush; Ethiopia; a remote African nationH3568 — Full Word Study → cannotלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → compare to itיַ֭עַרְכֶנָּהya·‘ar·ḵen·nāh — to arrange, set in order, prepareH6186 — Full Word Study →, nor can itלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → be valuedתְסֻלֶּֽה׃פṯə·sul·leh — to weigh, value, or treat with contemptH5541 — Full Word Study → in pureטָ֝ה֗וֹרṭā·hō·wr — Ritually or morally pure; cleanH2889 — Full Word Study → goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbə·ḵe·ṯem — pure gold or refined goldH3800 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰From whereמֵאַ֣יִןmê·’a·yin — Where? From where? Whence (interrogative adverb)H370 — Full Word Study → then does wisdom comeתָּב֑וֹאtā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →, and whereוְאֵ֥יwə·’ê — Where? How? What?H335 — Full Word Study → does understandingבִּינָֽה׃bî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study → dwellמְק֣וֹםmə·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →? ²¹It is hiddenוְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהwə·ne·‘el·māh — to hide, conceal, or act in secretH5956 — Full Word Study → from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יmê·‘ê·nê — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → of everyכָל־ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → living thingחָ֑יḥāy — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study → and concealedנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis·tā·rāh — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study → from the birdsוּמֵע֖וֹףū·mê·‘ō·wp̄ — birdH5775 — Full Word Study → of the airהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםhaš·šā·ma·yim — The heavens; sky; dwelling place of GodH8064 — Full Word Study →. ²²Abaddonאֲבַדּ֣וֹן’ă·ḇad·dō·wn — Destruction, ruin, perditionH11 — Full Word Study → and Deathוָ֭מָוֶתwā·mā·weṯ — death, the state of being deadH4194 — Full Word Study → sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ’ā·mə·rū — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּšā·ma‘·nū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → a rumor about itשִׁמְעָֽהּ׃šim·‘āh — A sound, report, or rumor; what is heardH8088 — Full Word Study →.’ ²³But Godאֱ֭לֹהִים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → understandsהֵבִ֣יןhê·ḇîn — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → its wayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar·kāh — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →, and Heוְ֝ה֗וּאwə·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → knowsיָדַ֥עyā·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → its placeמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃mə·qō·w·māh — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴Forכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Heה֭וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → looksיַבִּ֑יטyab·bîṭ — To look upon, regard, or behold with attentionH5027 — Full Word Study → to the endsלִקְצוֹת־liq·ṣō·wṯ- — edge, border, or extremity of a placeH7098 — Full Word Study → of the earthהָאָ֣רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → and seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → everythingכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → underתַּ֖חַתta·ḥaṯ — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study → the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםhaš·šā·ma·yim — The heavens; sky; dwelling place of GodH8064 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵When God fixedלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯ — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → the weightמִשְׁקָ֑לmiš·qāl — weight, heaviness, or burdenH4948 — Full Word Study → of the windלָר֣וּחַlā·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → and measured outבְּמִדָּֽה׃bə·mid·dāh — Measure, standard, garment, or portionH4060 — Full Word Study → the watersוּ֝מַ֗יִםū·ma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →, ²⁶when He setבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba·ʿă·śō·ṯō — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → a limitחֹ֑קḥōq — A statute or decree; an appointed rule or lawH2706 — Full Word Study → for the rainלַמָּטָ֣רlam·mā·ṭār — Rain; rainfall; precipitation from heavenH4306 — Full Word Study → and a pathוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְwə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → for the thunderboltלַחֲזִ֥יזla·ḥă·zîz — Lightning; bright flash of lightH2385 — Full Word Study →, ²⁷thenאָ֣ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → He looked at wisdom and appraised itוַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּway·sap·pə·rāh — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study →; He established itהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhĕ·ḵî·nāh — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study → and searched it outחֲקָרָֽהּ׃ḥă·qā·rāh — to search out, investigate, or examine thoroughlyH2713 — Full Word Study →. ²⁸And He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀way·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → to manלָֽאָדָ֗םlā·’ā·ḏām — Man, mankind, human beingH120 — Full Word Study →, ‘Beholdהֵ֤ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯ — Fear, reverence, dread, or aweH3374 — Full Word Study → of the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study →, that is wisdomחָכְמָ֑הḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →, and to turn awayוְס֖וּרwə·sūr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → from evilמֵרָ֣עmê·rā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → is understanding.’”