Job 28:13

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 bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light. 12But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living. 14The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.

Job 28:13 word by word

לֹא־יָדַ֣ע אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

• foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Job 28:13

• Job 28:15Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
• Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb.
• Psalms 119:72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
• Proverbs 3:14For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.
• Proverbs 8:11for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.
• Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
• Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.
• Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes),
• Job 28:21For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
• Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
• Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more.
• Isaiah 53:8He was taken from oppression and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

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

Topics related to Job 28:13

• Ignorance
• Readings, Select
• Wisdom

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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