Job 28:11

Translations

Modern

He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.

Traditional

He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

Literal

The rivers he has bound from weeping, and a hidden thing he brings to light.

Latin

Profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est, et abscondita in lucem produxit.

Original

Hebrew

English

He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.

Notes

Job 28:1–28

This section is an isolated speech. There is no speaker listed, so it might continue from earlier words. Some see it as a creative summary by the author of Job. It emphasizes the limits of human wisdom and sets the stage for the Lord's speeches.

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Isaiah 45:2–3
“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
Job 26:8
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
Isaiah 44:27
…who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
Isaiah 37:25
I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”

Glossary

Book of Baruch Book of Job Sapphire

Topics

Civil Engineering: General Scriptures Concerning Continents: General Scriptures Concerning Geology: General Scriptures Concerning Select Readings: Nature's Testimony

Job 28:11

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