Job 28:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The earth,אֶ֗רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
from it comesיֵֽצֵא־
(ye·tze-)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
food,לָ֑חֶם
(la·chem;)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
And underneathוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָ
(ve·tach·tei·ha)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
it is turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְ
(neh·pach)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
up as fire.אֵֽשׁ׃
(esh.)
784: a firea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
As for the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
out of it cometh
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
and under it is turned up
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
as it were fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.

King James Bible
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Food may come from the earth, but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.

International Standard Version
"While the ground produces food, underneath it is torn up and burning hot,

NET Bible
The earth, from which food comes, is overturned below as though by fire;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Above the ground food grows, but beneath it the food decays as if [it were burned] by fire.

King James 2000 Bible
As for the earth, out of it comes bread: but under it is turned up as it were fire.
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