Job 28:4

Job 28:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,

in places untouched by human feet;

far from other people they dangle and sway.

4“He 28:4 Lit breaks opensinks a shaft away from 28:4 Lit sojourninginhabited areas,

Forgotten by the foot;

They hang and swing, away from people.

4He sinks a shaft far from habitation,

Forgotten by the foot;

They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

4“He breaks open (mine) shafts far away from where people live,

[In places] forgotten by the [human] foot;

They dangle [in the mines] and hang away from men.

4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft

in places forgotten by the foot of man.

Far from men he dangles and sways.

4Far from where people live they cut a tunnel.

They do it in places where other people don’t go.

Far away from people they swing back and forth on ropes.