Job 28:3
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
In other versions
`Man' setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
ASV
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
BBE
[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
DBY
Man sets an end to darkness, And searches out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
WEB
An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
YLT
He sets an end to darkness, and searches out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
ENG
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shades of death.
WBT
Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
BSB
In context
1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.