Job 28:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.”

Job 28:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 28:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 28:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.”

Job 28:5 — World English Bible

Job 28:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. ”

Job 28:5 — American Standard Version

Job 28:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.”

Job 28:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 28:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire; ”

Job 28:5 — Darby Translation

Job 28:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Out of the same earth commeth bread, and vnder it, as it were fire is turned vp.”

Job 28:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 28:5 in Context — Job 28

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.

7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:

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What Does Job 28:5 Mean?

Job 28:5 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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