gloom – Matty (Headwind)

June 14, 2020February 5, 2022

Job 28:3 Translation

at the end of time, all darkness will be set in a place:
it will sink like a fiery stone, into the gloom of the underworld.
(Job 28:3) MP Paraphrased

There is a description of the core accretion model in the Hebrew text of Job 28:3. We make a systematic survey of the text, and bring forth this meaning.

June 13, 2020February 5, 2022

Gloom of the underworld: אֹ֣פֶל – ophel

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
(Job 28:3) KJV

Darkness, gloom: אֹ֣פֶל – ophel

Root not used, Arab. to set, go down, as the sun.
adj., late, as to growth, Ex. 9:32.
adj. masc. dark, obscure, Am. 5:20.
fem. darkness, thick darkness.
masc. thick darkness; trop. misfortune.
masc. darkness, Jos. 24:7.
great darkness, comp. of the preceding and lt. darkness of the Lord, Je. 2:31

Davidson Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon page XL-XLI

February 4, 2020January 5, 2021

Gravity as a Process

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
(Job 28:3) KJV

There are some eyebrow-raising translations of this verse which have been rendered by people who were trying very hard to make sense out of it. Here’s an example:

Miners explore the deepest darkness.
They search the depths of the earth And dig for rocks in the darkness.
(Job 28:3) Good News Translation