Job 28:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.”
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“Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.”
King James Version · Public Domain“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 28:5 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
- Genesis 1:29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
- Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
- Isaiah 28:25When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.
- Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
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