Job 28:10
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.

Contemporary English Version
They dig through the rocks in search of jewels and precious metals.

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.

Majority Standard Bible
He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.

NET Bible
He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted 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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Among rocks, he has cleaved brooks, "" And his eye has seen every precious thing.

Young's Literal Translation
Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.

Smith's Literal Translation
He cut rivers in the rocks, and his eye saw every precious thing.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the rocks he hath cut out rivers, and his eye hath seen every precious thing.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He has cut rivers through the rocks, and his eye has seen all precious things.

New American Bible
He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious.

New Revised Standard Version
They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He divides the rivers by his might; and his eye sees every precious thing.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In his might he divides rivers and his eye has seen every precious thing
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, and mine eye has seen every precious thing.

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
Proverbs 2:4-5
if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, / then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 3:13-15
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

Proverbs 16:16
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

Isaiah 45:3
I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

Isaiah 48:21
They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.

Isaiah 55:1
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!

Jeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Psalm 36:9
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

Psalm 104:10
He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

Psalm 107:35
He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.

John 4:10-14
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ...

John 7:37-38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

Romans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!


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.

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1. There is a knowledge of natural things
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He hews out channels through the rocks
This phrase begins with the imagery of a miner or a craftsman, "he hews out," which suggests a deliberate and skillful action. The Hebrew word for "hews" is "ḥāṣaḇ," which conveys the idea of cutting or carving with precision. This action reflects God's wisdom and power in creation, as He shapes the natural world with intention and purpose. The "channels" refer to pathways or conduits, often associated with water, symbolizing the flow of divine wisdom and provision. The "rocks" represent the seemingly impenetrable challenges or mysteries of life, which God can navigate and transform. Historically, this imagery would resonate with an ancient audience familiar with mining and the extraction of precious resources, emphasizing the value and effort involved in uncovering wisdom.

and his eye sees every precious thing
The phrase "his eye sees" highlights God's omniscience and His ability to perceive all things. The Hebrew word for "eye" is "ʿayin," which not only refers to physical sight but also to insight and understanding. This suggests that God's vision penetrates beyond the surface, discerning the true value and essence of all creation. The term "every precious thing" underscores the worth and beauty of what God observes. In the context of Job, this can be seen as a reminder that God recognizes the intrinsic value in all aspects of life, even those that are hidden or overlooked by human eyes. The historical context of precious stones and metals, often hidden within the earth, serves as a metaphor for the hidden wisdom and treasures of God's creation, which He alone can fully appreciate and reveal.

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 out
בִּקֵּ֑עַ (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


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