Parallel Verses
Amplified
“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.
New American Standard Bible
And
The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
King James Version
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Holman Bible
he probes
for ore in the gloomy darkness.
International Standard Version
Mankind limits the darkness as they search the deepest depths for ore in unfathomable darkness.
A Conservative Version
[Man] sets an end to darkness, and searches out to the furthest bound the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
American Standard Version
Man'setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Bible in Basic English
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
Darby Translation
Man putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
Julia Smith Translation
He set an end to darkness, and he searched out for all completeness: the stone of darkness and the shadow of death.
King James 2000
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out all recesses for ore in darkness, and the shadow of death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He puts an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest limits [for the] ore [in] gloom and deep shadow.
Modern King James verseion
He sets an end to darkness, and to every extremity He searches out the stones of darkness and the shadow of death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The darkness shall once come to an end: he can seek out the ground of all things; the stones, the dark, and the shadow of death.
NET Bible
Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness.
New Heart English Bible
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
The Emphasized Bible
An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;
Webster
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shades of death.
World English Bible
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Youngs Literal Translation
An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
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Context Readings
Job's Discourse On Wisdom
2
“Iron is taken out of the earth,
And copper is smelted from the stone ore.
“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.
“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.
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s]
Job 10:21-22
Before I go—and I shall not return—
To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death],
Job 12:22
“He uncovers mysteries [that are difficult to grasp and understand] out of the darkness
And brings black gloom and the shadow of death into light.
Job 38:16-17
“Have you entered and explored the springs of the sea
Or [have you] walked in the recesses of the deep?
Proverbs 2:4
If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver
And search for her as you would hidden treasures;
Habakkuk 2:13
“Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples labor [only] for the fire [that will destroy their work],
And nations grow weary for nothing [that is, things which have no lasting value]?
Matthew 6:33
Luke 16:8