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Job 28:9 Cross-References
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“He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint”
Job 28:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 28:9
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock—the miner attacks the hardest geological formations. Hebrew challamish (חַלָּמִישׁ) refers to flint, the hardest stone known to ancient people. He overturneth the mountains by the roots uses haphak (הָפַךְ, "overturneth"), meaning to transform or revolutionize, and shoresh (שֹׁרֶשׁ, "roots"), suggesting total excavation from foundation upward. Job describes mining's massive scale—humans literally reshape mountains seeking treasure.This verse reaches the poem's height of human achievement: we conquer flint, we overturn mountains, we remake creation itself...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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