job 28:9 he putteth forth his hand upon the rock he overturneth the mountains by the roots

Job 28:9

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— [Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath overturned mountains from the roots.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— He putteth his hand vpon the rockes, & ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Hee putteth foorth his hand vpon the rocke; hee ouerturneth the mountaines by the rootes.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The miner puts forth his hand upon the hard rock to break it; he overturns the mountains from their foundations.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp [rock], and turned up mountains by the roots:
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

He putteth forth 7971

{7971} Prime
שָׁלַח
shalach
{shaw-lakh'}

A primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).

z8804

<8804> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562

his hand 3027

{3027} Prime
יָד
yad
{yawd}

A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote.

upon the rock; 2496

{2496} Prime
חַלָּמִישׁ
challamiysh
{klal-law-meesh'}

Probably from H2492 (in the sense of hardness); flint.

he overturneth 2015

{2015} Prime
הָפַךְ
haphak
{haw-fak'}

A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication to change, overturn, return, pervert.

z8804

<8804> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562

the mountains 2022

{2022} Prime
הַר
har
{har}

A shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively).

by the roots. 8328

{8328} Prime
שֹׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
{sheh'-resh}

From H8327; a root (literally or figuratively).

x4480

(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}

For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.

Job 28:9

_ _ rock — flint. He puts forth his hand to cleave the hardest rock.

_ _ by the roots — from their foundations, by undermining them.

See commentary on Job 28:1-11.

Job 28:9

He, &c. — This and the two next verses mention other eminent works of God, who overturneth rocks, and produceth new rivers.

Job 28:9

He putteth forth his hand upon the ^(g) rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

^(g) After he has declared the wisdom of God in the secrets of nature he describes his power.

rock:
or, flint

he overturneth:
Nahum 1:4-6 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. ... Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

Na 1:4.