Job 28:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.”

Job 28:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 28:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 28:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 28:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.”

Job 28:3 — World English Bible

Job 28:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.”

Job 28:3 — American Standard Version

Job 28:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.”

Job 28:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 28:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.”

Job 28:3 — Darby Translation

Job 28:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“God putteth an end to darkenesse, and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe of death.”

Job 28:3 — Geneva Bible

Job 28:3 in Context — Job 28

1 CIERTAMENTE la plata tiene sus veneros, y el oro lugar [donde] se forma.

2 El hierro se saca del polvo, y de la piedra es fundido el metal.

3 A las tinieblas puso término, y examina todo á la perfección, las piedras [que hay] en la oscuridad y en la sombra de muerte.

4 Brota el torrente de junto al morador, [aguas] que el pie había olvidado: sécanse luego, vanse del hombre.

5 De la tierra nace el pan, y debajo de ella estará como convertida en fuego.

Read the full chapter: Job 28 →

What Does Job 28:3 Mean?

Job 28:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free