Job 28:2

Iron is taken out of the earth, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
- Basic English Bible

Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.
- Darby Bible

Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is melted out of the stone.
- Webster's Bible

Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
- World English Bible

Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Job 28:2

28:1 Surely - Job having in the last chapter discoursed of God's various providences toward wicked men, and shewed that God doth sometimes, for a season, give them prosperity, but afterwards calls them to a sad account, and having shewed that God doth sometimes prosper the wicked all their days, so they live and die without any visible token of God's displeasure, when on the contrary, good men are exercised with many calamities; and perceiving that his friends were, scandalized at these methods of Divine providence, and denied the thing, because they could not understand the reason of such dispensations: in this chapter he declares that this is one of the depths of Divine wisdom, not discoverable by any mortal man, and that although men had some degree of wisdom whereby they could search out many hidden things, as the veins of silver, and gold, yet this was a wisdom of an higher nature, and out of man's reach. The caverns of the earth he may discover, but not the counsels of heaven.

28:3 Perfection - Whatever is deeply wrought in the deepest caverns. Stones of darkness - The precious stones which lie hid in the dark bowels of the earth, where no living thing can dwell.

28:4 Breaketh out - While men are searching, water breaks in upon them. Inhabitants - Out of that part of the earth which the miners inhabit. Forgotten - Untrodden by the foot of man. Dried up - They are dried up, (or, drawn up, by engines made for that purpose) from men, from the miners, that they may not be hindered in their work.