Berean Standard Bible
Job 28:13
13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
Job 28:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
- New International Version (NIV)No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
Context of Job 28:13
11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. 12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. 14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ 15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
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לֹא־יָדַ֣ע אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 28:13
- Job 28:15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
- Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
- Psalms 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- Proverbs 3:14for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
- Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
- Job 28:21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
- Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Isaiah 38:11I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world.
- Isaiah 53:8By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
Commentaries on Job 28:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Man knoweth not the price thereof - It is of infinite value; and is the only science which concerns both worlds. Without it, the wisest man is but a beast; with it, the simplest man is next to an angel. Neither is it found in the land of the living - The world by wisdom, its wisdom, never knew God. True religion came by Divine revelation: that alone gives the true notion of God, his attributes, ways, designs, judgments, providences, etc., whence man came…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Man knoweth not the price thereof - The word rendered “price” (ערך ‛êrek ) means properly that which is set in a pile or row, or which is arranged in order. Here it means preparation, equipment - that is, anything put in order, or ready, Judges 17:10. It is also used in the sense of estimation or valuation, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 5:18. The word “price” here, however, seems to form no proper answer to the question in the previous verse, as the question…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all the riches in this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which cannot be bought with money. Let that which is most precious in God's account, be so in ours. Job asks after it as one that truly desired to find it, and despaired of finding it any where but in God; any way but by Divine revelation. (Job 28:20-28)Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Wisdom does not come from people. God is the true source of wisdom (28:23–28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Man can fix no price upon it, as it is nowhere to be found in man's abode (Is 38:11). Job implies both its valuable worth, and the impossibility of buying it at any price.Read the comment
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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
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