Job 28:3 BSB — MannaFest

Job 28:3

Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.

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ASV

Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

KJV

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

He setteth an end to darkness - That is, man does. The reference here is undoubtedly to the operations of mining, and the idea is, that man delves into the darkest regions; he goes even to the outer limits of darkness; he penetrates everywhere. Probably the allusion is derived from the custom of carrying torches into mines. And searcheth out all perfection - Makes a complete search; examines everything; carries the matter to the utmost.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

"Man makes an end of darkness," by exploring the darkest depths (with torches). all perfection--rather, carries out his search to the utmost perfection; most thoroughly searches the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death (thickest gloom); that is, the stones, whatever they be, embedded in the darkest bowels of the earth [UMBREIT] (Job 26:10).

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
קֵ֤ץ׀	ketz	an end	H7093 →
שָׂ֤ם	sam	someone puts	H7760 →
לַחֹ֗שֶׁךְ	la.Cho.shekh	to the darkness	H2822 →
וּֽלְכָל־	u.le.khol-	and to every	H3605 →
תַּ֭כְלִית	Takh.lit	outermost part	H8503 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
חוֹקֵ֑ר	cho.Ker	[is] searching for	H2713 →
אֶ֖בֶן	'E.ven	[the] stone of	H68 →
אֹ֣פֶל	'O.fel	gloom	H652 →
וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃	ve.tzal.Ma.vet	and deep darkness	H6757 →

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Through
Proverbs 2:4
if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
leads to
- Matthew 13:44
  The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that…
- Proverbs 16:16
  How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Matthew 19:29
  And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal…
- Job 3:21
  who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 8:18–19
  With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Through
Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 3:10
  I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
- Genesis 3:19
  By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Through
Luke 16:8
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5
  For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

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02Original language & word study

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04Related verses

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06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Job