3 Bible Verses about Mines
Most Relevant Verses
“Man puts an end to darkness [by bringing in a light],
And to the farthest bounds he searches out
The rock buried in gloom and deep shadow.
“He breaks open (mine) shafts far away from where people live,
[In places] forgotten by the [human] foot;
They dangle [in the mines] and hang away from men.
“[As for] the earth, out of it comes food,
But underneath [its surface, down deep] it is turned over as fire.
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“Its stones are the bed of sapphires;
It holds dust of gold.
“The path [deep within] no bird of prey knows,
And the falcon’s eye has not caught sight of it.
“The proud beasts [and their young] have not walked on it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
“Man puts his hand on [and tears apart] the flinty rock;
He overturns the mountains at the base [looking for treasure].
“He cuts out channels and passages among the rocks;
And his eye sees every precious thing.
“Man dams up the streams from flowing [so that they do not trickle into the mine],
And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
“He cuts out channels and passages among the rocks;
And his eye sees every precious thing.
