Job 28:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Bible Comments

Man's Foolish Search for Riches

Job 28:1-11

1 Surely there is a veina for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

2 Iron is taken out of the earth,b 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 it were fire.

6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dustc of gold.

7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:

8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock;d he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing;e and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.