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[As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
Job 28:5 — KJV
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Job 28:5
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
Job 28:5
Verse 5 of 28
Commentary
Commentary on Job 28:5
Theological / DevotionalCometh bread. From the art of mining, Job turns to the art of agriculture. The same earth that produces gold and silver and iron and copper also brings forth bread.
As it were fire. This phrase is very obscure. Some have conjectured that the reference is to some combustible substance similar to coal, which was dug out of the earth in some places in Arabia. If this is true, the thought would be that the same earth that produces bread, when turned over, produces fuel for fire. Others think Job is referring to the precious stones mentioned in the following verses, which might be said to glow like coals of fire.
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