Job 28:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.”

Job 28:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 28:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 28:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.”

Job 28:4 — World English Bible

Job 28:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro. ”

Job 28:4 — American Standard Version

Job 28:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.”

Job 28:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 28:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover. ”

Job 28:4 — Darby Translation

Job 28:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The flood breaketh out against the inhabitant, and the waters forgotten of the foote, being higher then man, are gone away.”

Job 28:4 — Geneva Bible

Job 28:4 in Context — Job 28

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.

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

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What Does Job 28:4 Mean?

Job 28:4 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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