Job 28:21New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— It is hid from the eyes of all living, and the fowls of the air know it not.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all liuing, and kept close from the foules of the ayre.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— It is hid from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowls of the air.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— It has escaped the notice of every man, and has been hidden from the birds of the sky.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. |
Seeing it is hid
5956 {5956} Primeעָלַם`alam{aw-lam'}
A primitive root; to veil from sight, that is, conceal (literally or figuratively).
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429
from the eyes
5869 {5869} Primeעַיִן`ayin{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of all
x3605 (3605) Complementכֹּלkol{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
living,
2416 {2416} Primeחַיchay{khah'-ee}
From H2421; alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively.
and kept close
5641 {5641} Primeסָתַרcathar{saw-thar'}
A primitive root; to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively.
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429
from the fowls
5775 {5775} Primeעוֹף`owph{ofe}
From H5774; a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collective.
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of the air.
8064 {8064} Primeשָׁמַיִםshamayim{shaw-mah'-yim}
The second form being dual of an unused singular; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve). |
Job 28:21
_ _ None can tell whence or where, seeing it, etc.
_ _ fowls — The gift of divination was assigned by the heathen especially to birds. Their rapid flight heavenwards and keen sight originated the superstition. Job may allude to it. Not even the boasted divination of birds has an insight into it (Ecclesiastes 10:20). But it may merely mean, as in Job 28:7, It escapes the eye of the most keen-sighted bird. |
Job 28:21
Hid — The line and plummet of human reason, can never fathom the abyss of the Divine counsels. Who can account for the maxims, measures and methods of God's government? Let us then be content, not to know the future events of providence, 'till time discover them: and not to know the secret reasons of providence, 'till eternity brings them to light. |
Job 28:21
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the (m) fowls of the air.
(m) Meaning that there is no natural means by which man can attain heavenly wisdom: which he means by the souls, that fly high. |
- hid:
Psalms 49:3-4 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding. ... I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Matthew 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see [those things] which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear [those things] which ye hear, and have not heard [them].
Matthew 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
1 Corinthians 2:7-10 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: ... But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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- from the fowls:
Job 28:7 [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
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