4 Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
Job 28:4
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Job 8:16–18
16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden. 17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones. 18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
Job 28:20–22
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? 21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air. 22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
2 Baruch 77:13–15
13 For the shepherds of Israel have perished, And the lamps which gave light are extinguished, And the fountains have withheld their stream whence we used to drink. (2BA) 14 And we are left in the darkness, And amid the trees of the forest, And the thirst of the wildernes… (2BA)
Job 14:7–9
7 For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail. 8 If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, 9 at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.
Job 36:24–26
24 Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song. 25 All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar. 26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
Job 28:9–11
9 The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. 10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. 11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
Job 29:18–20
18 So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand. 19 My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches. 20 My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
Job 15:27–29
27 Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh, 28 he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble. 29 He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
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