Job 28:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.”

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BSBPD

“The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 28:9 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.

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