Job 28:9

9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.

Job 28:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
ESV
9 "Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots.
NLT
9 People know how to tear apart flinty rocks and overturn the roots of mountains.
MSG
9 Miners hammer away at the rock, they uproot the mountains.
CSB
9 The miner strikes the flint and transforms the mountains at [their] foundations.

Job 28:9 In-Context

7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.

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