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Job 28:5

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5“Above the ground food grows, 

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

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

As for the earth, out of it comes bread,

but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The earth, from which food comes,

is transformed below as by fire;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Food may come from the earth,

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

NLTNew Living Translation

Food is grown on the earth above,

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

As for the earth, from it comes food,

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

KJV 1900King James Version

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread:

And under it is turned up as it were fire.