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He puts an end to darkness,
and he searches out the farthest limits
for the ore in gloom and deep shadow.
He breaks open a mine shaft away from where people dwell;[a]
those who are forgotten by travelers,[b]
they dangle, they sway far away from human beings.
As for the earth, from it comes food,[c]
but[d] underneath it, it is turned up as by fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:4 Literally “from with dwelling”
  2. Job 28:4 Literally “by feet”
  3. Job 28:5 Or “bread”
  4. Job 28:5 Hebrew “and”