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their eyes see all its treasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They cut tunnels in the rocks and uncover precious stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He carves out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He hews out channels through the rocks; And his eye sees anything precious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He breaks out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He cuts out channels <i>and</i> passages among the rocks; And his eye sees every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They dig through the rocks in search of jewels and precious metals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They cut out mineshafts in the rocks. Their eyes see every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As they tunnel through the rocks, They discover precious stones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He cuts a channel through the rocks, while his eyes search for anything of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Among rocks, he has cleaved brooks, "" And his eye has seen every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He cut rivers in the rocks, and his eye saw every precious thing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the rocks he hath cut out rivers, and his eye hath seen every precious thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He has cut rivers through the rocks, and his eye has seen all precious things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He divides the rivers by his might; and his eye sees every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In his might he divides rivers and his eye has seen every precious thing<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, and mine eye has seen every precious thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/28-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4136" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/28.htm">Where Can Wisdom Be Found?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: biq·qê·a‘ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">He hews out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2975.htm" title="2975: yə·’ō·rîm (N-mp) -- Stream (of the Nile), stream, canal. ">channels</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: baṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">in the rocks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">and his eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ă·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">spot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="3366: yə·qār (N-ms) -- Preciousness, price, honor. From yaqar; value, i.e. wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity.">treasure.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4-5</a></span><br />if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, / then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-15</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-11.htm">Proverbs 8:11</a></span><br />For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-16.htm">Proverbs 16:16</a></span><br />How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Isaiah 45:3</a></span><br />I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a></span><br />O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-9.htm">Psalm 36:9</a></span><br />For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Psalm 104:10</a></span><br />He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Psalm 107:35</a></span><br />He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He cuts out rivers among the rocks; and his eye sees every precious thing.</p><p class="hdg">every precious thing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-23.htm">Proverbs 14:23</a></b></br> In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips <i>tendeth</i> only to penury.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-4.htm">Proverbs 24:4</a></b></br> And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Habakkuk 3:9</a></b></br> Thy bow was made quite naked, <i>according</i> to the oaths of the tribes, <i>even thy</i> word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/22-24.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Channels</a> <a href="/job/19-20.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/job/27-8.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/job/27-8.htm">Cutteth</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/28-7.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-11.htm">Hews</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/job/20-17.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/job/28-9.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/28-6.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/job/24-25.htm">Value</a> <a href="/job/27-11.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Channels</a> <a href="/job/29-10.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Cutteth</a> <a href="/job/28-14.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/29-11.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/28-21.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Hews</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/28-16.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/job/29-6.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/job/38-22.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/job/28-13.htm">Value</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Job 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/28-1.htm">There is a knowledge of natural things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/28-12.htm">But wisdom is an excellent gift of God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He hews out channels in the rocks</b><br>This phrase illustrates the skill and determination of miners in ancient times, who would carve out pathways through solid rock to access valuable minerals. The imagery of hewing channels suggests a meticulous and labor-intensive process, reflecting human ingenuity and perseverance. In a broader biblical context, this can be seen as a metaphor for God's wisdom and the hidden depths of His creation, as referenced in <a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4</a>, where wisdom is compared to hidden treasures. The act of hewing channels also symbolizes the pursuit of understanding and knowledge, paralleling the spiritual journey of seeking God's wisdom.<p><b>and his eyes spot every treasure</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the ability to discern and recognize value, akin to the miner who identifies precious stones or metals. In a spiritual sense, it can be interpreted as the discernment given by God to perceive true worth, beyond material wealth. This aligns with the teachings of Jesus in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>, where He advises storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth. The phrase also suggests God's omniscience, as He sees and knows all things, including the hidden treasures of the heart. This can be connected to <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, where God looks at the heart rather than outward appearances.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man known for his righteousness and suffering. Job is reflecting on the wisdom and power of God in this chapter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate source of wisdom and power, who is being described as the one who can see and create paths through the seemingly impenetrable.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth/rocks.htm">The Earth/Rocks</a></b><br>Symbolic of the natural world and its hidden treasures, which God can access and reveal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>Though not a person or place, wisdom is a central theme in this chapter, portrayed as something hidden and valuable, much like the precious things in the earth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miners.htm">The Miners</a></b><br>Implied in the context, representing human efforts to uncover hidden treasures, paralleling the search for wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience_and_omnipotence.htm">God's Omniscience and Omnipotence</a></b><br>God sees and knows all things, even those hidden from human sight. This should encourage us to trust in His wisdom and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_wisdom.htm">The Value of Wisdom</a></b><br>Just as miners seek precious metals, we should diligently seek wisdom, understanding its value in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations_and_divine_insight.htm">Human Limitations and Divine Insight</a></b><br>While human efforts can uncover physical treasures, true wisdom and understanding come from God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_godly_wisdom.htm">The Pursuit of Godly Wisdom</a></b><br>Our pursuit of wisdom should be as intentional and persistent as the work of miners, recognizing that God is the source of all true wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Even when we cannot see the path ahead, we can trust that God is carving a way and revealing what is precious in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_job_28_align_with_other_wisdom.htm">Why does Job 28 offer poetic descriptions of wisdom's source without reconciling them with scientific or pagan wisdom traditions of the time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_fully_surrender_to_god.htm">How does God provide safety and protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_safer_to_believe_in_god_or_not.htm">Is it safer to believe in God or not?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_ancient_miners_explore_so_deep.htm">How can Job 28 claim humans search the depths of the earth (Job 28:1-4) when ancient mining technology was so limited?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He cutteth out rivers among the rocks</span>. Some understand this of man's general ability to cut canals and tunnels, and change the course of rivers. But the allusion is more probably to the works undertaken in mines for the carrying off of the water from them. Diodorus says that when subterranean springs were tapped in mines, which threatened to flood them, it was usual to construct ducts, or tunnels, by which the inconvenient liquid might be carried off to a lower level (Diod. Siculus, 5:37. § 3). <span class="cmt_word">And his eye seeth every precious thing</span>. Nothing escapes his notice. Even as he constructs these duets he has his eye open to note any signs of mineral wealth, of metals or of precious stones, that occur along the line of his excavation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/28-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He hews out</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּקֵּ֑עַ</span> <span class="translit">(biq·qê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">channels</span><br /><span class="heb">יְאֹרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·’ō·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2975.htm">Strong's 2975: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the rocks,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת</span> <span class="translit">(baṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spot</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאֲתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ă·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">treasure.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝קָ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3366.htm">Strong's 3366: </a> </span><span class="str2">Value, wealth, costliness, dignity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/28-10.htm">OT Poetry: Job 28:10 He cuts out channels among the rocks (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/28-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 28:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 28:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/28-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 28:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 28:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>