Job 28:5 “Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by f…”

Job 28:5

Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

World English Bible

As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

American Standard Version

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

Geneva Bible 1599

Out of the same earth commeth bread, and vnder it, as it were fire is turned vp.

Darby Translation

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;

Young's Literal Translation

The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.

Bible in Basic English

As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.

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Cross references

“out of it”

Isaiah 28:25–29 Genesis 1:29 Genesis 1:11 Genesis 1:12 Psalm 104:14 Psalm 104:15

Isaiah 28:25–29 · BSB

When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.

Genesis 1:29 · BSB

Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

Genesis 1:11 · BSB

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:12 · BSB

The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Psalm 104:14 · BSB

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Psalm 104:15 · BSB

wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

“fire”

Ezekiel 28:13 Ezekiel 28:14

Ezekiel 28:13 · BSB

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepar…

Ezekiel 28:14 · BSB

You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.

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