King James Version
Job 28:9 in the King James Version says “He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint” — study this verse from Job chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint”
Job 28:9 · KJV
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. overflowing: Heb. weeping
KJV Study — Public Domain
“his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“he overturneth”
H2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
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