Job 28:9 — Word Study
WLCבַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹ הָפַ֖ךְ מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ הָרִֽים׃
BSAThe miner strikesshâlach■ [puts out his hand, attacks] the flintchallâmîysh [hard rock, like flinty rock] he overturnshâphak■ [turns upside down, from the roots] mountainshar [hills] at their basesheresh [the, root, foundation]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ | on the flint | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| שָׁלַ֣ח | he stretches out | Verb, Qal, perfect third person masculine singular |
| יָד֑וֹ | hand his | Noun common both singular construct, suffix |
| הָפַ֖ךְ | he overturns | Verb, Qal, perfect third person masculine singular |
| מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ | from [the] root | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| הָרִֽים׃ | mountains | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
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| BSB | The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. |
| KJV | He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. |
| ASV | He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. |
| YLT | Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains. |
| WEB | He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots. |
| BBE | Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots. |
The translations agree on the key actions of the miner — striking and overturning.
The main action is clearly defined, with additional phrases providing context about the miner's tools and the scope of his work.
8 commentators on this verse
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verbשָׁלַח
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Deep Study — Job 28:9
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — The Search for Wisdomgenerated
Job 28:9 describes the miner's relentless pursuit of valuable resources hidden within the earth. This verse captures the essence of human determination and ingenuity in overcoming challenges, such as striking flint and overturning mountains. The surrounding verses highlight the contrast between the miner's labor and the untamed nature that remains untouched by wild beasts, emphasizing the significance of human effort in the quest for wisdom and understanding.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nahum 1:4–6 |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 1 reference, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חַלָּמִישׁ, Ba.cha.la.mishgenerated
The word חַלָּמִישׁ (challamiysh) refers to flint, a hard rock used for creating sparks. Its root suggests hardness, which aligns with its use as a symbol of strength and resilience. In this verse, it highlights the miner's skill and determination as he strikes the flint to extract valuable resources.
The lexicons confirm that חַלָּמִישׁ consistently denotes flint, with no significant variations in meaning. This reinforces the idea of the miner's strength and the challenges he faces in his work.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
In the Berean Standard Bible, the verse uses strikes for שָׁלַח and overturns for הָפַךְ, which aligns with the KJV and ASV.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb שָׁלַח governs the main action of the verse, with a prepositional phrase describing the tool used and a noun phrase indicating the object of the action. The second verb הָפַךְ follows, indicating a separate but related action of overturning mountains.
Hebrew word order places emphasis on the actions of the miner, showcasing the effort and skill involved in both striking the flint and overturning mountains.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates חַלָּמִישׁ as ἀκροτόμῳ, which suggests a focus on the cutting or striking action associated with the flint. This choice emphasizes the miner's active role in extracting resources.
This translation choice indicates a narrowing of focus on the action of striking, which aligns with the overall theme of human effort in overcoming natural obstacles.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 28:9 illustrates the miner's hard work as he strikes flint and overturns mountains at their roots. This verse highlights human determination in the pursuit of valuable resources hidden in the earth, emphasizing the strength required to accomplish such tasks.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It symbolizes human effort and ingenuity in overcoming challenges to extract valuable resources from the earth.
It emphasizes the magnitude of the miner's work and the obstacles he faces in his pursuit of treasure.
We can learn about the value of perseverance and hard work in achieving our goals, even when faced with formidable challenges.
It illustrates the lengths to which humans go to seek wisdom and understanding, paralleling the search for hidden treasures in life.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What challenges have I faced that required determination and hard work to overcome?
- How can I apply the miner's example of perseverance in my own life?
- In what areas of my life do I need to seek wisdom and understanding more diligently?
- What hidden treasures of knowledge or insight might I discover through my own efforts?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Gregory the Dialogist comments on Job's reflection, illustrating the miner's effort as symbolic of preaching to the hardness of the Gentiles.
He stretcheth out his hand to the flint; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. For 'he stretched out his hand to the flint,' because He put forth the arm of His preaching to the hardness of the Gentiles.Early Church Fathers on Job 28 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 28:9 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHe putteth forth his hand upon the rock,.... The discourse is carried on concerning the miner, and digger in the earth for metals and precious stones; who meeting with a rock or flint, and a ridge of
Read John Gill on Job 28 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryHe putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. Rock - flint. He puts forth his hand to cleave the hardest rock. By the roots - from their foundations, by undermining them.
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 28 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThis and the two next verses are meant either, 1. Of other eminent and considerable works of God, who sometimes overturneth rocks, and produceth new rivers in unlikely places. Or rather, 2. Of the same work of mining and digging for gold, or other precious things of the earth, and of other effects of man’ s art and wisdom in that work. The miners resolve to break through all opposition, and by iron tools, or fire, or other ways, dig through the hardest rocks. He undermineth the very mountains to find out the metals lying at the bottom of them.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 28 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 28:9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.Ver. 9. He putteth forth his hand upon the rock] "He," that is, mortal man, the miner, Job 28:4 (not God, as Mercer would have it), "putteth forth his hand"; sc. to dig down these rocks, that he may come at that treasure, and make himself master of that spoil that is hidden in their entrails. Nil tam difficile est, quod non sollertia vincit. Alexander the Great being asked, How he so soon overran the universe? answered, I never held anything impossible to be achieved. When he had heard of anything dangerous to be done, or unlikely, he would the rather set upon it, and say, Iam periculum par animo…
Read John Trapp on Job 28 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) He putteth forth his hand upon the rock.—The process described is that of tunnelling and excavating, and that of making canals and lining them with stone; and in the course of such works many precious things would be discovered. The canals and cisterns were made so accurately that they retained the water, and did not even weep or trickle.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Job 28 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 9. He putteth forth his hand upon the rock,] Still there appears to be a reference to mining. Man puts his hand upon the rock, he breaks that to pieces, in order to extract the metals which it contains. He overturneth the mountains] He excavates, undermines, or digs them away, when in search of the metals contained in them: this is not only poetically, but literally, the case in many instances.
Read AdamClarke on Job 28 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges3–11. Description of mining operations. he setteth] To prevent ambiguity it is better to translate, man setteth, or, men set. The phrase “setteth an end to darkness” hardly refers to the light shed by the miner’s lamp; the expression is more general, meaning that men penetrate into what is dark and deep in the earth as if it were light and above ground—as the next clause explains. searcheth out all perfection] Rather, searcheth out to the very end, or, utmost limit, the stones of darkness and the shadow of death, that is, the darkest recesses in the bowels of the earth. The word, very end or utmost limit is that occurring, ch. Job 26:10 (see notes) and ch. Job 11:7. On “shadow of death” see…
Read Cambridge on Job 28 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleHe putteth forth his hand - That is, the miner in securing the precious metals and gems. Upon the rock - Margin, “flint.” The word used here (חלמישׁ challâmı̂ysh) occurs also in Psalms 104:8. Deuteronomy 8:15; Deuteronomy 32:13.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 28 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases.
Tyndale line
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He putteth his hand vpon the rockes, and ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.
Strictly literal
[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.
Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
He sent forth his hand against the flint, || He overturned mountains from the root.
To the flinty rock he stretcheth forth his hand; he overturneth the mountains from the root.
A man lays his hand on the flinty rock; he overturns mountains by their roots.
From the Latin
He hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath overturned mountains from the roots.
Simplified
Miners attack the hard rock; they overturn the roots of mountains.
Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree on the wording of this verse, with five out of six words matched. The differences lie primarily in the word order and articles used in the Septuagint, which reflect its own grammatical structure rather than a significant variation in meaning.
בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹ הָפַ֖ךְ מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ הָרִֽים׃
5 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 28:9
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
חַלָּמִישׁ (challamiysh) means flint or rock. It is likely derived from a root meaning hardness, indicating its tough nature. The entries consistently define it as flint, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
חַלָּמִישׁ n.m. flint
base
H2496 חַלָּמִישׁ flint
2496 challamiysh klal-law-meesh'
probably from 2492 (in the sense of hardness);
flint:--flint(-y), rock.
see HEBREW for 02492
חַלָּמִישׁ (chal.la.mish) — flint.
flint, rock
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ncmsa
flint (challamish (De 8:15; 32:13; Job 28:9; Ps 114:8), tsor (Ex 4:25; Eze 3:9), tser (Isa 5:28), tsur (Job 22:24; Ps 89:43), tsurim (Jos 5:2 f); (= kechlex "pebble"), kochlax ( /APC 1Macc 10:73)):
The word challamish signifies a hard stone, though not certainly flint, and is used as a figure for hardness in Isa 50:7, "Therefore have I set my face like a…
Flint
Abounds in all the plains and valleys of the wilderness of the forty years’ wanderings. In Isa. 50:7 and Ezek. 3:9 the expressions, where the word is used, means that the “Messiah would be firm and resolute amidst all contempt and scorn which he would meet; that he had made up his mind to endure it, and would not shrink from any kind or degree of suffering which would be necessary to accomplish the great work in which he was engaged.” (Comp. Ezek. 3:8, 9.) The words “like a flint” are used with reference to the hoofs of horses (Isa. 5:28).
a well-known stone, a variety of quartz. It is extremely hard, and strikes fire. It was very abundant in and about Palestine.
The Hebrew word שָׁלַח (shalach) is a primitive root meaning 'to send' with a wide range of applications. It can refer to sending away, stretching out (especially a hand), or letting go. The entries indicate various forms, including sending off, casting out, and setting free. Notably, it can also imply divorce or being sent away in a marital context.
שָׁלַח 814 vb. send
Qal
send: human subj.
send: subj. י׳ (God)
stretch out, esp. acc. hand
rarely send away: human subj.
let loose
Niph. letters were sent
Pi.
send off, away, human subj.
send away, subj. י׳
give over
cast out
send out, forth
let go, set free
shoot forth branches
let down
shoot
Phrases
Pu. be sent off (started on journey); be put away, divorced, of wife; be impelled(?)
Hiph. and I (י׳) will send
base
H7971 שָׁלַח send .. send: human subj.
. send: subj. י׳ (God)
. stretch out, esp. acc. hand
. rarely send away: human subj.
. let loose
. letters were sent
. . send off, away, human subj.
. . send away, subj. י׳
. give over
. cast out
. send out, forth
. let go, set free
. shoot forth branches
. let down
. shoot
. Phrases
. be sent off (started on journey); be put away, divorced, of wife; be impelled(?)
. and I (י׳) will send
7971 shalach shaw-lakh'
a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great
variety of applications):--X any wise, appoint, bring (on the
way), cast (away, out), conduct, X earnestly, forsake, give
(up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose),
push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send
(away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread,
stretch forth (out).
שָׁלַח (sha.lach) — to send: depart.
: depart/send
1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to send
1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct
1a3) to send away
1a4) to let loose
1b) (Niphal) to be sent
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out
1c2) to let go, set free
1c3) to shoot forth (of branches)
1c4) to let down
1c5) to shoot
1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled
1e) (Hiphil) to send
שָׁלַח (sha.lach) — to send: let go.
: let_go/free
1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to send
1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct
1a3) to send away
1a4) to let loose
1b) (Niphal) to be sent
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out
1c2) to let go, set free
1c3) to shoot forth (of branches)
1c4) to let down
1c5) to shoot
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singularHVqp3ms
יָד (yad) means 'hand' and can also refer to strength or power in a figurative sense. It encompasses various technical uses, such as a sign or monument, parts or shares, and even specific components in construction, like axle-trees and supports for the laver. The word is versatile, appearing in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
יָד 1604 n.f. hand
hand
Fig. = strength, power
Fig. = side
יָד is used in various special, technical senses:—
sign, monument
part, fractional part or share
time, repetition
axle-trees
stays, supports for laver
tenons on sides of boards of tabernacle
a (beckoning) hand
יַד with prep.
base
H3027 יָד hand . hand
. Fig. = strength, power
. Fig. = side
. יָד is used in various special, technical senses:— . sign, monument
. part, fractional part or share
. time, repetition
. axle-trees
. stays, supports for laver
. tenons on sides of boards of tabernacle
. a (beckoning) hand
. יַד with prep.
3027 yad yawd
a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power,
means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed
one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of
applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate
and remote (as follows):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes,
at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad,
(broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, +
creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship,
force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in,
labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine,
ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain,
power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay,
draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by
them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing,
+ thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side,
יָד (yad) — hand.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
יָד (yad) — hand: power.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
יָד (yad) — hand: themselves.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
HNcbsc/Sp3ms — Noun common both singular construct · suffixHNcbsc/Sp3ms
הָפַךְ (haphak) is a Hebrew verb meaning to turn or overturn, with implications of change and transformation. It can describe actions like turning back, being reversed, or even being perverse. The entries highlight various grammatical forms, including reflexive and passive uses, indicating a wide range of applications in the Old Testament.
הָפַךְ vb. turn, overturn
Qal
trans.
turn, turn about, turn over
overturn, overthrow
turn = change, transform
intrans.
turn, turn back
turn = change, change into
Niph.
reflex. & intrans.
turn oneself, turn, turn back
turn = change (oneself)
be perverse
pass.
be turned, turn over to
be reversed
be turned, changed
be overturned, overthrown
be upturned, of subterran. work of miners
Hithp.
turn this way & that, every way
transform oneself
Hoph. there have been turned upon me terrors
base
H2015 הָפַךְ turn, overturn .. trans. . turn, turn about, turn over
. overturn, overthrow
. turn = change, transform
. intrans. . turn, turn back
. turn = change, change into
. . reflex. & intrans. . turn oneself, turn, turn back
. turn = change (oneself)
. be perverse
. pass. . be turned, turn over to
. be reversed
. be turned, changed
. be overturned, overthrown
. be upturned, of subterran. work of miners
. . turn this way & that, every way
. transform oneself
. there have been turned upon me terrors
2015 haphak haw-fak'
a primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to
change, overturn, return, pervert:--X become, change, come, be
converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse,
retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary,
every way).
הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) — to overturn.
1) to turn, overthrow, overturn
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to overturn, overthrow
1a2) to turn, turn about, turn over, turn around
1a3) to change, transform
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to turn oneself, turn, turn back
1b2) to change oneself
1b3) to be perverse
1b4) to be turned, be turned over, be changed, be turned against
1b5) to be reversed
1b6) to be overturned, be overthrown
1b7) to be upturned
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to transform oneself
1c2) to turn this way and that, turn every way
1d) (Hophal) to turn on someone
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singularHVqp3ms
The Hebrew word שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (*sheresh*) means 'root' and can refer to both literal roots and metaphorical uses, such as a foundation or source of something. It is associated with concepts of depth and permanence. The word is derived from a related term, שָׁרַשׁ (*sharash*, H8327), which also pertains to roots.
שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ n.m. root
base
H8328 שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ root
8328 sheresh sheh'-resh
from 8327; a root (literally or figuratively):--bottom,
deep, heel, root.
see HEBREW for 08327
שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) — root.
1) root
1a) root (literal)
1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig)
1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig)
Aramaic equivalent: sho.resh (שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ "root" H8330)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHR/Ncmsa
root (shoresh; rhiza): Frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and New Testament, but almost always in a figurative sense, e.g. "root of the righteous" (Pr 12:3,12); "root that beareth gall" (De 29:18); "Their root shall be as rottenness" (Isa 5:24); "root of bitterness" (Heb 12:15). Also of peoples: "they whose root is in Amalek" (Jud 5:14); of Assyria (Eze 31:7); "Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up" (Ho 9:16); "Judah shall again take root downward" (
הַר (har) means 'mountain' or 'hill,' and can refer to a range of hills or hill-country. It is derived from a root that suggests elevation and can be used figuratively. The entries consistently highlight its geographical connotations without significant disagreement.
הַר 568 n.m. mountain, hill, hill-country
mountain, hill
hill-country, mountain-region
base
H2022 הַר mountain, hill, hill-country
2022 har har
a shortened form of 2042; a mountain or range of hills
(sometimes used figuratively):--hill (country), mount(-ain), X
promotion.
see HEBREW for 02042
הַר (har) — mountain: mount.
: mount/hill
hill, mountain, hill country, mount
הַר (har) — mountain: hill country.
: hill_country
hill, mountain, hill country, mount
A sub-meaning of har (הַר ": mount" H2022)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
Are among the most sublime and impressive of the Creator’s works on earth, and from the noblest and most enduring monuments of great events. Most of the mountains of Scripture thus stand as witnesses for God—every view of their lofty summits, and every recurrence to them in thought reminding us of the sacred facts and truths connected with them. Thus Mount Ararat is a standing memorial of the deluge of man’s sin, God’s justice, and God’s mercy. Mount Sinai asserts the terrors of the divine law. Mount Carmel summons us, like the prophet Elijah of old, not to "halt between two opinions;" but if Jehovah is God, to love and serve him. The mount of the Transfiguration still shines with the glory of the truths there taught, and Mounts Ebal and Gerizim still echo the curses and the blessings once so solemnly pronounced from them. So Mount Hor, Nebo, Lebanon, and Gilboa have been signalized by…
- The elevated parts of the earth
Ge 7:19,20
- GOD
. Formed
. Set fast
. Gives strength to
. Weighs, in a balance
. Waters, from his chambers