In the context of the Bible, the term "mine" can refer to several concepts, including ownership, possession, and the extraction of minerals. The word is used both literally and metaphorically throughout the Scriptures.

1. Ownership and Possession:

The term "mine" is frequently used to denote ownership or possession, often reflecting God's sovereignty and authority over creation. In Exodus 19:5 , God declares, "Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine." This verse underscores the idea that everything belongs to God, and He has the ultimate authority over all creation.

Similarly, in Psalm 50:10-12 , God states, "For every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof." These passages emphasize God's ownership of the earth and all it contains, highlighting His omnipotence and the dependence of creation on Him.

2. Metaphorical Use:

The term "mine" is also used metaphorically to express personal relationship and belonging. In Song of Solomon 2:16 , the Shulammite woman declares, "My beloved is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies." This expression of mutual belonging reflects the intimate relationship between the lovers, often interpreted as an allegory of the relationship between Christ and His Church.

3. Mining and Extraction:

In a more literal sense, the Bible references mining and the extraction of minerals, which were important activities in ancient times. Job 28:1-2 states, "Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore." This passage acknowledges the human endeavor to extract valuable resources from the earth, illustrating the ingenuity and labor involved in mining.

The process of refining metals is also used metaphorically in Scripture to describe spiritual purification. In Malachi 3:3 , it is written, "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver." Here, the refining process symbolizes God's work in purifying His people, removing impurities to produce holiness and righteousness.

4. Divine Judgment and Reward:

The concept of "mine" is also present in the context of divine judgment and reward. In the parable of the minas in Luke 19:12-27 , a nobleman entrusts his servants with minas, expecting them to invest and multiply what was given. Upon his return, he rewards the faithful servants and punishes the unfaithful one. This parable illustrates the principle of stewardship and accountability before God, who will judge each person according to their faithfulness with what has been entrusted to them.

In summary, the term "mine" in the Bible encompasses themes of divine ownership, personal relationship, human industry, and spiritual refinement. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty, the intimacy of His relationship with His people, and the responsibilities of stewardship and faithfulness.The process of mining is described in Job 28:1-11. Moses speaks of the mineral wealth of Palestine (Deuteronomy 8:9). Job 28:4 is rightly thus rendered in the Revised Version, "He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot [that passeth by]; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro." These words illustrate ancient mining operations. 1. (n.) See Mien.

2. (pron. & a.) Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, Vengeance is mine; I will repay. Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel.

3. (v. i.) To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.

4. (v. i.) To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony.

5. (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.

6. (v. t.) To dig into, for ore or metal.

7. (v. t.) To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.

8. (n.) A subterranean cavity or passage

9. (n.) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries.

10. (n.) A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent.

11. (v. i.) Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine.

12. (v. i.) Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good.

MINE; MINING

min, min'-ing: In Job 28:1-11 we have the only Biblical reference to mines. The writer very likely derived his information either from personal observation or from a description by an eyewitness, of the mining operations of Sinai (see METALS). No traces of ancient mines have yet been found in Palestine and Syria. What metals were taken out came from the superficial strata. The mines of Upper Egypt have already been mentioned. Burton and other travelers in Northern Arabia and the Red Sea country have found there evidences of ancient mining operations.

The usual Egyptian method of mining was to follow the vein from the surface as far as it was practicable with tools corresponding to our pick and hoe, hammer and chisel. The shafts frequently extended into the ground a distance of 180 to 200 ft. The rock when too hard to be dug out was first cracked by having fires built on it. The metal-bearing stone was carried in baskets to the surface, where the crushing and separating took place. The mining operations were performed by an army of slaves who were kept at their work day and night, driven with the lash until they died, when their places were taken by others.

See METALS; CRAFTS, II, 10.

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1700. emou -- me, mine, my.
... 1699, 1700. emou. 1701 . me, mine, my. Transliteration: emou Phonetic
Spelling: (em-oo') Short Definition: mine. 1700 -- (ie "mine ...
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1698. emoi -- I, me, mine, my.
... 1697, 1698. emoi. 1699 . I, me, mine, my. ... form of moi, see ego. I, me, mine,
my. A prolonged form of moi; to me -- I, me, mine, my. see GREEK moi. ...
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3427. moi -- I, me, mine, my.
... 3426, 3427. moi. 3428 . I, me, mine, my. ... Word Origin a simpler form of emoi,
see ego. I, me, mine, my. The simpler form of emoi; to me -- I, me, mine, my. ...
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3450. mou -- I, me, mine own, my.
... 3449, 3450. mou. 3451 . I, me, mine own, my. ... I, me, mine own, my. The simpler
form of emou; of me -- I, me, mine (own), my. see GREEK emou. ...
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1699. emos -- my
... 1698, 1699. emos. 1700 . my. Part of Speech: Possessive Pronoun Transliteration:
emos Phonetic Spelling: (em-os') Short Definition: mine Definition: my, mine ...
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1473. ego -- I (only expressed when emphatic)
... Definition I (only expressed when emphatic) NASB Word Usage have (2), mine (10),
mine* (1), myself (11), number (1), ours (8), ourselves (4), part (2), say (1 ...
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1519. eis -- to or into (indicating the point reached or entered ...
... about (1), bring* (1), continually* (1), eliminated* (2), end (2), even (1), ever*
(2), forever* (1), forward* (3), leading (2), leads (1), mine* (1), never* (1 ...
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846. autos -- (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the ...
... in the comparative heautou) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun)
of the other persons -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said ...
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1683. emautou -- of myself
... Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case
emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton' -- me, mine own (self ...
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5978. immad -- against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto,
... 5977, 5978. immad. 5979 . against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto,.
Transliteration: immad Phonetic Spelling: (im-mawd') Short Definition: against ...
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589. ani -- I
... I, as for me, mine, myself, we, which, who. Contracted from 'anokiy; I -- I, (as
for) me, mine, myself, we, X which, X who. see HEBREW 'anokiy. 588, 589. ...
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4161. motsa -- a place or act of going forth, issue, export ...
... export, source, spring NASB Word Usage east (1), exits (3), fountains (1), going
(2), going forth (1), import (1), imported (1), issuing (1), mine (1), outlet ...
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8478. tachath -- underneath, below, instead of
... 1), spot (1), stead (1), under (201), underneath (5), underparts (1), where (1),
where they stand (1), whereas (1), whereas* (1), while she was mine (1), why ...
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5973. im -- with
... 1), before (5), before* (1), behalf (1), beside (1), besides (3), close (1), decided*
(1), done* (1), has (1), have (1), leave* (1), like (3), Mine (1), near (7 ...
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5158. nachal -- torrent, torrent-valley, wadi
... its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow)
valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood ...
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4351. mekurah -- origin
... birth, habitation, nativity. Or mkorah {mek-o-raw'}; from the same as kuwr in the
sense of dipping; origin (as if a mine) -- birth, habitation, nativity. ...
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4480. min -- from
... 2), Hamites* (1), help* (1), high* (1), hovered* (2), including (1), inside* (16),
inward* (1), later* (1), leave* (7), left (1), mere (1), Mine (2), more (7 ...
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3027. yad -- hand
... X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X
in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of ...
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This Work of Mine, which is Entitled on Christian Doctrine...
... Book 4 Chapter 1. This work of mine, which is entitled On Christian Doctrine?
1. This work of mine, which is entitled On Christian ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 1 this work of.htm

I Cannot Lift Mine Eyes,
... ASPIRATIONS I cannot lift mine eyes,. 6,6,6,6,6,6 tr., John Brownlie. I. I cannot
lift mine eyes,. For, O, my sin is great,". High as the hills that rise. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/brownlie/hymns from the east/i cannot lift mine eyes.htm

Let a Shining Robe be Mine,
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH Let a shining robe be mine,. 7,7,7,7. Let a shining robe
be mine,. Spotless as the snow drift white,. Thou, who for Thy form Divine,. ...
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I Cannot Lift Mine Eyes,
... FAITH AND PENITENCE II I cannot lift mine eyes,. 6,6,6,6,6,6. I cannot lift mine
eyes,. For O, my sin is great,". High as the hills that rise. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/ii i cannot lift mine.htm

Over the Mountains. "My Beloved is Mine, and I am His: He Feedeth ...
... OVER THE MOUNTAINS."My Beloved is mine, and I am His: He feedeth among
the lilies. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away ...
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Jesus is Mine! I'M Now Prepared
... AFTER SERMON. Hymn 97 JESUS is mine! I'm now prepared. John Newton
8,8,8,8 Hab 3:17,18. JESUS is mine! I'm now prepared. To ...
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A Mine Dug.
... Book X. Chapter LXI."A Mine Dug. "When therefore you come with them to
Antioch, as you will be thought to be Simon, stand in a ...
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My Beloved is Mine and I am His; He Feedeth among the Lilies.
... CHAPTER II. 16. My beloved is mine and I am his; he feedeth among the lilies.
O inconceivable happiness of a soul wholly and unreservedly ...
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Jesus, Lord, be Thou Mine Own
... No. 44 Jesus, Lord, be Thou mine own. OUR BLESSED LORD Jesus, Lord, be Thou
mine own Mondo, piu, per me non sei. Communion Hymn St. ...
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Thine, not Mine. August 30.
... Thine, not mine. August 30. Whensoever you ... Lord! the good in this is Thine
and not mine; the bad in it is mine and not Thine. I ...
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Mine (2991 Occurrences)
... & a.) Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal
adjective in the predicate; as, Vengeance is mine; I will repay. Rom. xii. 19. ...
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Adversity (54 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 22:7 In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth
from His temple my voice, And my cry 'is' in His ears, (YLT). ...
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Vexation (36 Occurrences)
... Changes and warfare are with me. (See RSV). Job 17:7 Mine eye also is dim by reason
of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow. (See JPS). ...
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Kirheres (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Kirheres (3 Occurrences). Isaiah 16:11 Therefore my bowels
sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirheres. (DBY). ...
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Acquaintance (16 Occurrences)
... (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Psalms 55:13 But it was thou, a
man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Sceptre (20 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT). Psalms 60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim
also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre. (See JPS ASV). ...
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Violence (98 Occurrences)
... Genesis 16:5 And Sarai saith unto Abram, 'My violence 'is' for thee; I -- I have
given mine handmaid into thy bosom, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and ...
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Scepter (28 Occurrences)
... (WEB WBS NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim
also is the defense of my head. ... Psalms 108:8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. ...
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Misery (38 Occurrences)
... Job 3:10 Because it hath not shut the doors Of the womb that was mine! And
hide misery from mine eyes. (YLT). ... Micah 7:1 Misery is mine! ...
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Slew (206 Occurrences)
... Genesis 49:6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine
honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their ...
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