Job 28:3

Job 28:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3Mortals put an end to the darkness;

they search out the farthest recesses

for ore in the blackest darkness.

3“Man puts an end to darkness,

And to the farthest limit he searches out

The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

3 Man puts an end to darkness,

And to the farthest limit he searches out

The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

3“Man puts an end to darkness [by bringing in a light],

And to the farthest bounds he searches out

The rock buried in gloom and deep shadow.

3Man puts an end to the darkness;

he probes the farthest recesses

for ore in deepest darkness.

3Human beings light up the darkness.

They search for ore in the deepest pits.

They look for it in the blackest darkness.