Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
New American Standard Bible
And copper is smelted from rock.
King James Version
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
Holman Bible
and copper is smelted from ore.
International Standard Version
Iron is taken from the ground; and copper is smelted from ore.
A Conservative Version
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is molten out of the stone.
American Standard Version
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
Amplified
“Iron is taken out of the earth,
And copper is smelted from the stone ore.
Bible in Basic English
Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
Darby Translation
Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.
Julia Smith Translation
Iron shall be taken from the dust, and stone will pour out brass.
King James 2000
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Iron is taken from dust, and he pours out copper [from] ore.
Modern King James verseion
Iron is taken out of the earth, and bronze is melted out of the stone.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
where iron is digged out of the ground, and stones resolved to metal.
NET Bible
Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper.
The Emphasized Bible
Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;
Webster
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is melted out of the stone.
World English Bible
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
Youngs Literal Translation
Iron from the dust is taken, And from the firm stone brass.
Themes
Art » Primitive » Of the smelter of metals
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Smelters
Arts of the » Smelter of metals
Iron » First recorded use of » Stones of
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 28:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Discourse On Wisdom
1 "Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore. 3 Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:9
a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
Genesis 4:22
Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
Numbers 31:22
however the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
1 Chronicles 22:14
Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.