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Job 28:3

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

KJV

Tempus posuit tenebris, et universorum finem ipse considerat : lapidem quoque caliginis et umbram mortis.

Vulgate

τάξιν ἔθετο σκότει, καὶ πᾶν πέρας αὐτὸς ἐξακριβάζεται· λίθος σκοτίας καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου,

LXX

Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

ASV

קֵ֤ץ שָׂ֤ם לַ/חֹ֗שֶׁךְ וּֽ/לְ/כָל תַּ֭כְלִית ה֣וּא חוֹקֵ֑ר אֶ֖בֶן אֹ֣פֶל וְ/צַלְמָֽוֶת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣בֶן
'bn
noun · 267×
אֹ֣פֶל
'pl
noun · 9×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chshk
noun · 80×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
נֶחְקַ֖ר
nchqr
verb · 27×
צַלְמָֽוֶת
tslmvt
noun · 18×
קֵּ֖ץ
qts
noun · 66×
תַּכְלִ֖ית
tklyt
noun · 5×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 1:13 — And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
  • Job 3:5 — Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.