Job 28:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.

New Living Translation
People know how to tear apart flinty rocks and overturn the roots of mountains.

English Standard Version
“Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots.

Berean Study Bible
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.

New American Standard Bible
“He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

NASB 1995
"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

NASB 1977
“He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

Amplified Bible
“Man puts his hand on [and tears apart] the flinty rock; He overturns the mountains at the base [looking for treasure].

Christian Standard Bible
The miner uses a flint tool and turns up ore from the root of the mountains.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The miner strikes the flint and transforms the mountains at their foundations.

Contemporary English Version
With their own hands they remove sharp rocks and uproot mountains.

Good News Translation
Miners dig the hardest rocks, Dig mountains away at their base.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Humans exert their power on the flinty rocks and overturn mountains at their base.

International Standard Version
"Using a flint, he thrusts his hand, overturning mountains by the roots.

NET Bible
On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

New King James Version
He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.

King James 2000 Bible
He puts forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturns the mountains by the roots.

New Heart English Bible
He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.

World English Bible
He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.

American King James Version
He puts forth his hand on the rock; he overturns the mountains by the roots.

American Standard Version
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

A Faithful Version
He puts forth His hand on the flinty places; He overturns the mountains by the roots.

Darby Bible Translation
[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.

English Revised Version
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

Webster's Bible Translation
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He putteth his hand vpon the rockes, & ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
There putteth he his hande vpon the stonie rockes, and ouerthroweth the mountaynes by the rootes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
There putteth he his honde vpon the stony rockes, & ouerthroweth the mountaynes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He sent forth his hand against the flint, "" He overturned mountains from the root.

Young's Literal Translation
Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.

Smith's Literal Translation
He stretched forth his hand upon the flint; he overturned the mountains from the roots.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath overturned mountains from the roots.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He has stretched out his hand to the rocks; he has overturned the foundations of the mountains.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
His hand reaches on the rock of flints and overturns the mountains from their roots

Lamsa Bible
The miner puts forth his hand upon the hard rock to break it; he overturns the mountains from their foundations.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp rock, and turned up mountains by the roots:
















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