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Job 28:5

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

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אֶ֗רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִמֶּ֥נָּהmimenahfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.יֵֽצֵאyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…לָ֑חֶםlachembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.וְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָvetachteyhaand withתַּחַתconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.נֶהְפַּ֥ךְnehpakhchangeהָפַךְverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, a completed actionH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).כְּמוֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.אֵֽשׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The land, out of which bread grew in its place, hath been overturned with fire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for the earth, out of it shall come bread: under it has been turned up as it were fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γῆ, ἐξ αὐτῆς ἐξελεύσεται ἄρτος, ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς ἐστράφη ὡσεὶ πῦρ.