He putteth forth his hand upon the rock;
he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
BSB
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
WEB
He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
YLT
Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
F.O.G Original
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F.O.G MSG
⁹Miners attack the hardest rockᵃ with their tools, overturning mountains at their very foundations.
Footnotes:
⁹ᵃ Hardest rock: The Hebrew word “flint” refers to extremely hard stone that was difficult to work with ancient tools, emphasizing the determination and skill of miners.