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Job 28:5–6

As for the earth, bout of it comes bread,

but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

Its stones are the place of csapphires,1

and it has dust of gold.

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Job 28:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

The earth, from which food comes,

is transformed below as by fire;

lapis lazuli comes from its rocks,

and its dust contains nuggets of gold.

Job 28:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread:

And under it is turned up as it were fire.

The stones of it are the place of sapphires:

And it hath dust of gold.

Job 28:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Food is grown on the earth above,

but down below, the earth is melted as by fire.

Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli,

and the dust contains gold.

Job 28:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

As for the earth, from it comes bread,

But underneath it is turned up as by fire;

Its stones are the source of sapphires,

And it contains gold dust.

Job 28:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Food grows on top of the earth,

but below ground things are changed as if by fire.

Sapphires are found in rocks,

and gold dust is also found there.

Job 28:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread;

And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

The stones thereof are the place of sapphires,

And it hath dust of gold.

Job 28:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire; The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.

Job 28:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Above the ground food grows, 

but beneath it the food decays as if ⸤it were burned⸥ by fire. 

That place’s stones are sapphire. 

Its dust contains gold. 

Job 28:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Food may come from the earth,

but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.

Its rocks are a source of sapphire,

containing flecks of gold.

Job 28:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

As for the earth, out of it comes bread;

but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

Its stones are the place of sapphires,

and its dust contains gold.

Job 28:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

As for the earth, from it comes food,

but underneath it, it is turned up as by fire.

Its stones are the place of sapphire,

and the earthen dirt has gold.

Job 28:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Food grows on the surface of the earth.

But far below, the earth is changed as if by fire.

Sapphires are taken from its rocks.

Its dust contains nuggets of gold.

Job 28:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“The earth, from it comes food,

And underneath it is turned up as fire.

“Its rocks are the source of sapphires,

And its dust contains gold.


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