Job 28:3

קֵץ ׀ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל ־ תַּכְלִית הוּא חוֹקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2בַּרְזֶל מֵעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָֽׁה ׃

4פָּרַץ נַחַל ׀ מֵֽעִם ־ גָּר הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי ־ רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנוֹשׁ נָֽעוּ ׃

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Cross References

Job 3:5יִגְאָלֻהוּ חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן ־ עָלָיו עֲנָנָה יְבַעֲתֻהוּ כִּֽמְרִירֵי יֽוֹם ׃

Job 12:22מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקוֹת מִנִּי ־ חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאוֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת ׃

Proverbs 2:4אִם ־ תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה כַכָּסֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה ׃

Habakkuk 2:13הֲלוֹא הִנֵּה מֵאֵת יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וְיִֽיגְעוּ עַמִּים בְּדֵי ־ אֵשׁ וּלְאֻמִּים בְּדֵי ־ רִיק יִעָֽפוּ ׃

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 →

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