Job 28:3

Where Can Wisdom Be Found?

2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. 3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness. 4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

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Berean Standard Bible
Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
American Standard Version (1901)
Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Bible in Basic English
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
Free Bible Version
Miners take lamps into the darkness underground and search for ore as far as they can go in the shadows and the gloom.
King James (Authorized) Version
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Translation for Translators
Men use lamps while they work far down under the ground to search for the ore inside the mines where it is very dark.
Unlocked Literal Bible
A man sets an end to darkness and searches out, to the farthest limit, the stones in obscurity and thick darkness.
Noah Webster Bible
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shades of death.
World English Bible
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Young's Literal Translation
An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.