Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Iron is taken from dust, and he pours out copper [from] 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.
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.
New Heart English Bible
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
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 "Indeed, there is a mine for silver and a place {for gold to be refined}. 2 Iron is taken from dust, and he pours out copper [from] ore. 3 He puts an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest limits [for the] ore [in] gloom and deep shadow.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:9
[to] a land where you may eat food in it {without scarcity}; you will not find anything lacking in it, a land where its stones [are] iron and from its mountains you can mine copper.
Genesis 4:22
Then Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain who forged all [kinds of] tools of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain [was] Naamah.
Numbers 31:22
Only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead--
1 Chronicles 22:14
Now see, with great effort I have made provision for the house of Yahweh: 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron [that] cannot be weighed, for there is an abundance. Also timber and stone I have provided, but to these you should add.