The process of mining is described in Job 28:1-11. Moses speaks of the mineral wealth of Palestine (De 8:9). Job 28:4 is rightly thus rendered in the Revised Version, "He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot [that passeth by]; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro." These words illustrate ancient mining operations.
a land where you will eat food without scarcity, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.
"Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold. "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock. read more. "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow. "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
"He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men. "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire. read more. "Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold. "The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it. "The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base. "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious. "He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
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