Job 28:5
Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
BSB
ASV
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
KJV
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread - That is, it produces food, or the materials for bread. The idea of Job seems to be, that it was proof of great wisdom and skill on the part of man that he had carried the arts of agriculture so far. The earth in producing grain, and the arts of husbandry, were illustrative of wisdom and skill, but they did not impart the wisdom about the government of God which was desired. That was reserved to be imparted more directly by God himself, Job 28:23 ff.
"Fire" was used in mining [UMBREIT]. English Version is simpler, which means precious stones which glow like fire; and so Job 28:6 follows naturally (Eze 28:14).
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Genesis 1:29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
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Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
