Job 28:9

NETBible

On the flinty rock man has set to work 1  with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases. 2 

NIV ©

Man’s hand assaults the flinty rock and lays bare the roots of the mountains.

NASB ©

"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

NLT ©

People know how to tear apart flinty rocks and overturn the roots of mountains.

MSG ©

Miners hammer away at the rock, they uproot the mountains.

BBE ©

Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.

NRSV ©

"They put their hand to the flinty rock, and overturn mountains by the roots.

NKJV ©

He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.

KJV
He putteth forth
<07971> (8804)
his hand
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upon the rock
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he overturneth
<02015> (8804)
the mountains
<02022>
by the roots
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{rock: or, flint}
NASB ©
"He puts
<7971>
his hand
<3027>
on the flint
<2496>
; He overturns
<2015>
the mountains
<2022>
at the base
<8328>
.
LXXM
en
<1722> 
PREP
akrotomw {A-DSM} exeteinen
<1614> 
V-AAI-3S
ceira
<5495> 
N-ASF
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
katestreqen
<2690> 
V-AAI-3S
de
<1161> 
PRT
ek
<1537> 
PREP
rizwn {N-GPF} orh
<3735> 
N-APN
NET [draft] ITL
On the flinty
<02496>
rock man has set
<07971>
to work with his hand
<03027>
; he has overturned
<02015>
mountains
<02022>
at their bases
<08328>
.
HEBREW
Myrh
<02022>
srsm
<08328>
Kph
<02015>
wdy
<03027>
xls
<07971>
symlxb (28:9)
<02496>
NETBible

On the flinty rock man has set to work 1  with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The Hebrew verb is simply “to stretch out; to send” (שָׁלח, shalakh). With יָדוֹ (yado, “his hand”) the idea is that of laying one’s hand on the rock, i.e., getting to work on the hardest of rocks.

2 tn The Hebrew מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ (mishoresh) means “from/at [their] root [or base].” In mining, people have gone below ground, under the mountains, and overturned rock and dirt. It is also interesting that here in a small way humans do what God does – overturn mountains (cf. 9:5).