Job 28:9
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 28:9 King James Version (KJV)
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Job 28:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
Job 28:9 New Century Version (NCV)
Miners hit the rocks of flint and dig away at the bottom of the mountains.
Job 28:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Job 28:9 New International Version (NIV)
People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
Job 28:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.
Job 28:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Man puts his hand on [and tears apart] the flinty rock; He overturns the mountains at the base [looking for treasure].