Job 28:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “[Man] puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— [Man] setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— [Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shades of death.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— [Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— God putteth an end to darkenesse, and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe of death.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Hee setteth an ende to darkenesse, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkenesse and the shadow of death.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— God sets an end to darkness, and knows the end of everything, the deep and dark mine and the shadow of death.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— He has set a bound to darkness, and he searches out every limit: a stone [is] darkness, and the shadow of death.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. |
He setteth
7760 {7760} Primeשׂוּםsuwm{soom}
A primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literally, figuratively, inferentially and elliptically).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
an end
7093 {7093} Primeקֵץqets{kates}
Contracted from H7112; an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after.
to darkness,
2822 {2822} Primeחֹשֶׁךְchoshek{kho-shek'}
From H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
and searcheth out
2713 {2713} Primeחָקַרchaqar{khaw-kar'}
A primitive root; properly to penetrate; hence to examine intimately.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
x1931 (1931) Complementהוּאhuw'{hoo}
The second form is the feminine beyond the Pentateuch; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he ( she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are.
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).
perfection:
8503 {8503} Primeתַּכְלִיתtakliyth{tak-leeth'}
From H3615; completion; by implication an extremity.
the stones
68 {0068} Primeאֶבֶן'eben{eh'-ben}
From the root of H1129 through the meaning, to build; a stone.
of darkness,
652 {0652} Primeאֹפֶל'ophel{o'-fel}
From the same as H0651; dusk.
and the shadow of death.
6757 {6757} Primeצַלְמָוֶתtsalmaveth{tsal-maw'-veth}
From H6738 and H4194; shade of death, that is, the grave (figuratively calamity). |
Job 28:3
_ _ “Man makes an end of darkness,” by exploring the darkest depths (with torches).
_ _ all perfection — rather, carries out his search to the utmost perfection; most thoroughly searches the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death (thickest gloom); that is, the stones, whatever they be, embedded in the darkest bowels of the earth [Umbreit] (Job 26:10). |
Job 28:3
Perfection — Whatever is deeply wrought in the deepest caverns. Stones of darkness — The precious stones which lie hid in the dark bowels of the earth, where no living thing can dwell. |
Job 28:3
He setteth an end to darkness, (b) and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
(b) There is nothing but it is compassed within certain limits, and has an end, but God's wisdom. |
- searcheth:
Proverbs 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all [things] that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Habakkuk 2:13 Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luke 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
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- the stones:
Job 10:21-22 Before I go [whence] I shall not return, [even] to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; ... A land of darkness, as darkness [itself; and] of the shadow of death, without any order, and [where] the light [is] as darkness.
Job 12:22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Job 38:16-17 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? ... Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
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