The Meaning of Job 28:9 Explained

Job 28:9

KJV: He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

YLT: Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.

Darby: Man putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.

ASV: He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

Discover Job 28:9

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 28:9?

MEANING: What does Job 28:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 28:9 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 28:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He putteth forth  his hand  upon the rock;  he overturneth  the mountains  by the roots. 

What does Job 28:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 28:1-28 - The Pearl Of Great Price
A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age. Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures of the earth, Job 28:1-12. This paragraph should be read in the r.v. The shaft into the earth, the miner's exile from the cheerful haunts of human life, his exposure to dangers from foul air, water, and the falling-in of the mine, the binding up of the streams, are vividly portrayed. But the miner perseveres through all till he obtains his golden spoil. Would that we were as persistent in our quest for the knowledge of God! Paul was a great miner; he went down into caverns of pain and sorrow, that he might bring to light the treasures of God's wisdom and love.
Only God knows God, Job 28:23. In the depths of His nature, dark with excess of light but hidden from the falcon's eye of human genius, are both knowledge and understanding. He waits to reveal these things to babes, saying, "Fear God, and you will be wise. Depart from evil, and you will understand," Job 28:28. Christ is the Word and the Wisdom of God, 1 Corinthians 1:24. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 28

1  There is a knowledge of natural things
12  But wisdom is an excellent gift of God

What do the individual words in Job 28:9 mean?

On the flint He puts his hand He overturns at the roots the mountains
בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹ הָפַ֖ךְ מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ הָרִֽים

בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ  On  the  flint 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַלָּמִישׁ  
Sense: flint, rock.
שָׁלַ֣ח  He  puts 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יָד֑וֹ  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
הָפַ֖ךְ  He  overturns 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָפַךְ  
Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ  at  the  roots 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁרֶשׁ  
Sense: root.
הָרִֽים  the  mountains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.

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