Job 28:2
Barzel (iron) is taken out of aphar, 1 and nechoshet is smelted out of the even (stone, ore). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
In Context
1Surely there is a mine for the kesef, 1 and a makom for zahav where they refine it. 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:22And Tzilah, she also bore Tuval-Kayin, a forger of every cutting tool of nechoshet and barzel; and the achot of Tuval-Kayin was Na'amah.
Deuteronomy 8:9An eretz wherein thou shalt eat lechem without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; an eretz whose stones are barzel, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig nechoshet (bronze).
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 →