Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures. New Living Translation They cut tunnels in the rocks and uncover precious stones. English Standard Version He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. Berean Standard Bible He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. King James Bible He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. New King James Version He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing. New American Standard Bible “He carves out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious. NASB 1995 “He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious. NASB 1977 “He hews out channels through the rocks; And his eye sees anything precious. Legacy Standard Bible He breaks out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious. Amplified Bible “He cuts out channels and passages among the rocks; And his eye sees every precious thing. Christian Standard Bible He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. Holman Christian Standard Bible He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. American Standard Version He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In his might he divides rivers and his eye has seen every precious thing Brenton Septuagint Translation and he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, and mine eye has seen every precious thing. Contemporary English Version They dig through the rocks in search of jewels and precious metals. Douay-Rheims Bible In the rocks he hath cut out rivers, and his eye hath seen every precious thing. English Revised Version He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. GOD'S WORD® Translation They cut out mineshafts in the rocks. Their eyes see every precious thing. Good News Translation As they tunnel through the rocks, They discover precious stones. International Standard Version He cuts a channel through the rocks, while his eyes search for anything of value. JPS Tanakh 1917 He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing. Literal Standard Version Among rocks, he has cleaved brooks, | And his eye has seen every precious thing. Majority Standard Bible He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. New American Bible He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious. NET Bible He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing. New Revised Standard Version They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing. New Heart English Bible He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing. Webster's Bible Translation He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. World English Bible He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing. Young's Literal Translation Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Where Can Wisdom Be Found?…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 up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.… Cross References Job 28:9 The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. Job 28:11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. Treasury of Scripture He cuts out rivers among the rocks; and his eye sees every precious thing. every precious thing Proverbs 14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Proverbs 24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Habakkuk 3:9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. Jump to Previous Brooks Channels Cleaved Cut Cuts Cutteth Deep Eye Eyes Hews Makes Precious Rivers Rock Rocks Treasures Value WaysJump to Next Brooks Channels Cleaved Cut Cuts Cutteth Deep Eye Eyes Hews Makes Precious Rivers Rock Rocks Treasures Value WaysJob 28 1. There is a knowledge of natural things12. But wisdom is an excellent gift of God Verse 10. - He cutteth out rivers among the rocks. Some understand this of man's general ability to cut canals and tunnels, and change the course of rivers. But the allusion is more probably to the works undertaken in mines for the carrying off of the water from them. Diodorus says that when subterranean springs were tapped in mines, which threatened to flood them, it was usual to construct ducts, or tunnels, by which the inconvenient liquid might be carried off to a lower level (Diod. Siculus, 5:37. § 3). And his eye seeth every precious thing. Nothing escapes his notice. Even as he constructs these duets he has his eye open to note any signs of mineral wealth, of metals or of precious stones, that occur along the line of his excavation. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He hews outבִּקֵּ֑עַ (biq·qê·a‘) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open channels יְאֹרִ֣ים (yə·’ō·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2975: Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris in the rocks, בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת (baṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge and his eyes עֵינֽוֹ׃ (‘ê·nōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain spot רָאֲתָ֥ה (rā·’ă·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7200: To see every וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every treasure. יְ֝קָ֗ר (yə·qār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3366: Value, wealth, costliness, dignity Links Job 28:10 NIVJob 28:10 NLT Job 28:10 ESV Job 28:10 NASB Job 28:10 KJV Job 28:10 BibleApps.com Job 28:10 Biblia Paralela Job 28:10 Chinese Bible Job 28:10 French Bible Job 28:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 28:10 He cuts out channels among the rocks (Jb) |