Job

Job 28:9–11

9The miner strikes the flint;

he overturns mountains at their base.

10He hews out channels in the rocks,

and his eyes spot every treasure.

11He stops upa the sources of the streams

to bring what is hidden to light.

Footnotes

  • a 28:11 Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate He searches

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Job 28:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The miner strikesשָׁלַ֣חšā·laḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
the flintבַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁba·ḥal·lā·mîšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2496 flint
he overturnsהָפַ֖ךְhā·p̄aḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2015 turn, overturn
mountainsהָרִֽים׃hā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
at their baseמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmiš·šō·rešPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH8328 root

Job 28:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He hews outבִּקֵּ֑עַbiq·qê·a‘Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1234 cleave, break open or through
channelsיְאֹרִ֣יםyə·’ō·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH2975 stream
in the rocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתbaṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH6697 rock, cliff
and his eyesעֵינֽוֹ׃‘ê·nōwNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine singularH5869 eye
spotרָאֲתָ֥הrā·’ă·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7200 see
everyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
treasureיְ֝קָ֗רyə·qārNoun - masculine singularH3366 preciousness, price, honour

Job 28:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He stops upחִבֵּ֑שׁḥib·bêšVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2280 bind, bind on, bind up
the sourcesמִ֭בְּכִיmib·bə·ḵîPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH1065 weeping
of the streamsנְהָר֣וֹתnə·hā·rō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH5104 stream, river
to bringיֹ֣צִאyō·ṣiVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
what is hiddenוְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּwə·ṯa·ʿă·lu·må̄hConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH8587 hidden thing, secret
to lightאֽוֹר׃פ’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light

Cross-references

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Job 28:9 Nahum 1:4–6

Job 28:11 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Isaiah 45:2–3 · Isaiah 37:25 · Job 26:8 · Isaiah 44:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.