Job 28:5
Bread comes from the earth, but underneath it looks as if it has been turned upside-down by fire.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
In Context
6Here the rocks contain lapis lazuli and the dust contains gold.
Cross References
Genesis 1:11God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
Psalms 104:14You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
Ezekiel 28:13You were there in Eden, God's garden. You wore all kinds of precious stones: carnelian, topaz, and amethyst; beryl, onyx, and jasper; lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald. They were placed in gold mountings and settings using skilled craftsmanship, and were made on the day when you were created.
Matthew Henry on Job 28:2-12
Extent of Human Discoveries. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as… Read the whole commentary →