Job 28:2 meaning and explanation
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
Job 28:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Job 28 is a poem about human skill and its limits, and verse 2 belongs to its opening survey of mining. The speaker, likely Job, describes how people dig into the earth and succeed at hard, hidden work: iron is lifted from the ground, and copper is smelted from ore, heated so the metal separates from the rock.
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