KJV ORIGINAL
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He cuts channels for rivers through solid rock, and his eye sees every valuable treasure.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how God carves out waterways through the hardest stone and sees all the precious things hidden in the earth.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's famous poem about wisdom in Job 28, where he describes the incredible efforts humans make to mine precious metals and gems from deep within the earth. Job uses mining imagery to contrast human ability to find earthly treasures with the impossibility of finding true wisdom through human effort alone. The chapter serves as a bridge between Job's speeches and God's eventual response.
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