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Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is smelted out of the ore.
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A Sign of Human Ingenuity
Job uses the complex processes of mining and metallurgy as a prime example of human ingenuity. Commentators explain that extracting iron from ore and smelting copper from rock were difficult, advanced skills. This verse is part of a larger poem celebrating humanity's ability to uncover the hidden treasures of the earth, setting up a contrast with the divine wisdom that remains hidden from man.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Iron - As has been remarked above, iron was early known, yet probably its common use indicates a more advanced state of civilization than th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Iron is taken out of the earth Very easily, and in great plenty, and is more common, being in most countries, is nea…
Job maintained that the arrangements of Providence are regulated by the highest wisdom. To confirm this, he showed how much knowledge and wealth pe…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Job had shown how frail and perishable the lot is that the wicked receive from God (Job 27:13). Now, he intends to show, on…
