Job 28:6

Job 28:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
• New International Version (NIV)lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust.

Context of Job 28:6

4He breaks open (mine) shafts far away from where people live, [In places] forgotten by the [human] foot; They dangle [in the mines] and hang away from men. 5[As for] the earth, out of it comes food, But underneath [its surface, down deep] it is turned over as fire. Its stones are the bed of sapphires; It holds dust of gold. 7The path [deep within] no bird of prey knows, And the falcon’s eye has not caught sight of it. 8The proud beasts [and their young] have not walked on it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

Job 28:6 word by word

מְקוֹם־סַפִּ֥יר אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְעַפְרֹ֖ת זָהָ֣ב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of sapphiresסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
• and it hath dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Job 28:6

• Job 28:16It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir, In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.
• Exodus 24:10and they saw [a manifestation of] the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, just as clear as the sky itself.
• Isaiah 54:11“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted, Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar, And lay your foundations with sapphires.
• Revelation 21:19The foundation stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

Commentaries on Job 28:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The stones - the place of sapphires - In the language of mineralogists, the gangue, matrix, or bed in which the sapphire is found. For a description of this stone, see on Job 28:16; (note). Dust of gold - Or rather, gold dust.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The stones of it are the place - Among the stones of the earth sapphires are found. “The situation of the sapphire is in alluvial soil, in the vicinity of rocks, belonging to the secondary floetz trap formation, and imbedded in gneiss.” Jameson. “The sapphire occurs in considerable abundance in the granitic alluvion of Matura and Saffragam, in Ceylon.” Davy. Sapphires - Compare the note at Isaiah 54:11. The sapphire is a precious stone, usually of a blue…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-28This section is an isolated speech. There is no speaker listed, so it might continue from earlier words. Some see it as a creative summary by the author of Job. It emphasizes the limits of human wisdom and sets the stage for the Lord's speeches.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Sapphires are found in alluvial soil near rocks and embedded in gneiss. The ancients distinguished two kinds: 1. The real, of transparent blue: 2. That improperly so called, opaque, with gold spots; that is, lapis lazuli. To the latter, looking like gold dust, Umbreit refers "dust of gold." English Version better, "The stones of the earth are, &c., and the clods of it (Vulgate) are gold"; the parallel clauses are thus neater.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 28:6

• Readings, Select
• Sapphire

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Decree
• Equal
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• Mine
• Wisdom
• Baruch, Book of
• Ethics
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Commentaries on Job 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings