Job 28:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.

English ASV

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

English Amplified

As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath [its surface, down deep in the mine] there is blasting, turning it up as by fire.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath [its surface, down deep in the mine] there is blasting, turning it up as by fire.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Food may come from the earth, but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;

English EASY 2024

We grow our food on the earth above. But deep under the ground, people use fire to break the rocks.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Food grows on the ground above. But underground it is different, as if everything were melted by fire.

As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Food grows out of the earth, But underneath the same earth All is torn up and crushed.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Above the ground food grows, but beneath it the food decays as if {it were burned} by fire.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Food may come from the earth, but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.

English KJV 1611

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

English LSB

The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is overturned as fire.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

As for the earth, from it comes bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The earth, though out of it comes forth bread, is in fiery upheaval underneath.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The earth, from which food comes, is overturned below as though by fire;

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Food grows on the surface of the earth. But far below, the earth is changed as if by fire.

English NIV

The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;

English NKJ 1982

As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire;

English NLT

Bread comes from the earth, but below the surface the earth is melted as by fire.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

As for the earth, out of it comes bread; but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

As for the earth, out of it comes bread; but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Men know how to obtain food from the surface of the earth, while underneath there is fire.

English Tyndale 1537

He bringeth food out of the earth, and that which is under, consumeth he with fire.

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