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Job 28:9
Job 28:9 is verse 9 of Job chapter 28, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
King James Version
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
World English Bible
He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
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Job 28:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
9 The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.
Nahum 1:6Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.