Job 28:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.”
Job 28:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 28:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 28:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.”
Job 28:3 — World English Bible
Job 28:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. ”
Job 28:3 — American Standard Version
Job 28:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.”
Job 28:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 28:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death. ”
Job 28:3 — Darby Translation
Job 28:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“God putteth an end to darkenesse, and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe of death.”
Job 28:3 — Geneva Bible
Job 28:3 in Context — Job 28
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 it were fire.
What Does Job 28:3 Mean?
Job 28:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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