Job 28:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.”

Job 28:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 28:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 28:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.”

Job 28:5 — World English Bible

Job 28:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.”

Job 28:5 — American Standard Version

Job 28:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.”

Job 28:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 28:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;”

Job 28:5 — Darby Translation

Job 28:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Out of the same earth commeth bread, and vnder it, as it were fire is turned vp.”

Job 28:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 28:5 in Context — Job 28

3 L’homme fait cesser les ténèbres; Il explore, jusque dans les endroits les plus profonds, Les pierres cachées dans l’obscurité et dans l’ombre de la mort.

4 Il creuse un puits loin des lieux habités; Ses pieds ne lui sont plus en aide, Et il est suspendu, balancé, loin des humains.

5 La terre, d’où sort le pain, Est bouleversée dans ses entrailles comme par le feu.

6 Ses pierres contiennent du saphir, Et l’on y trouve de la poudre d’or.

7 L’oiseau de proie n’en connaît pas le sentier, L’œil du vautour ne l’a point aperçu;

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What Does Job 28:5 Mean?

Job 28:5 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.

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