“He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
Hee setteth an ende to darkenesse, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkenesse and the shadow of death.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"{Man} puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
`Man' setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
- Basic English Bible
[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
- Darby Bible
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shades of death.
- Webster's Bible
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
- World English Bible
An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible