Job 28:5
As for the earth, out of which comes bread, 1 it is turned up below as if by fire. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
6Its stones are the place where sapphires are found, 1 and its dust contains gold. 1
Cross References
Genesis 1:11God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit whose seed is in the fruit, each according to its own kind.” It was so.
Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the cattle 1 and plants for man to cultivate 1 so that man may produce food from the earth. 1
Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
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 →