Job 28:2

World English Bible (2000)

Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.

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  • Deut 8:9 : 9 a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
  • Gen 4:22 : 22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
  • Num 31:22 : 22 however the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
  • 1 Chr 22:14 : 14 Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Yahweh one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.

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  • 1"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.

  • 3Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

  • Job 28:5-6
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    5As for the earth, out of it comes bread; Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

    6Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.

  • 27He counts iron as straw; and brass as rotten wood.

  • 4Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;

  • 23Your sky that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron.

  • 9a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.

  • 4to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

  • 12Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?

  • 15It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price.

  • 18His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.

  • Job 28:9-10
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    9He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.

    10He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.

  • 9There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skillful men.

  • 24Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

  • 17For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make your officers peace, and righteousness your ruler.

  • 22however the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

  • 2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • 35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

  • 24That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!

  • 32and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in brass,

  • 12Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?

  • Job 28:19-20
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    19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

    20Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

  • 29The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.

  • 3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

  • 18"But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place;

  • 19A workman has cast an image, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts silver chains for it.

  • 16of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may Yahweh be with you."

  • 18Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

  • 33its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay.

  • 12The blacksmith takes an axe, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.

  • 12"But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

  • 21The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

  • 8who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of waters.

  • 3David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

  • 17Gold and glass can't equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

  • 12and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.

  • 18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

  • 12Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your wares.

  • 20As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

  • 27then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.

  • 4If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

  • 22He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.

  • 19I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like brass;

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    13that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

    14It is changed as clay under the seal, and stands forth as a garment.

  • 11For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.