He uncovers the deeps out of darkness, and brings deep darkness to light.
Job 28:3 - Revised Standard Version Men put an end to darkness, and search out to the farthest bound the ore in gloom and deep darkness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out all perfection: The stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Man sets an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest bounds for the ore buried in gloom and deep darkness. American Standard Version (1901) Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. Common English Bible Humans put an end to darkness, dig for ore to the farthest depths, into stone in utter darkness, Catholic Public Domain Version He has established a time for darkness, and he has settled on an end for all things, as well as for the stone that is in the gloom and shadow of death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He hath set a time for darkness, and the end of all things he considereth: the stone also that is in the dark and the shadow of death. |
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness, and brings deep darkness to light.
They open shafts in a valley away from where men live; they are forgotten by travelers, they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.
Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures;
And I applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to the sons of men to be busy with.
Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts that peoples labor only for fire, and nations weary themselves for naught?
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.
The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.