Job 28:19

Job 28:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
• New International Version (NIV)The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Context of Job 28:19

17Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange. 18Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold. 20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.

Job 28:19 word by word

לֹֽא־יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּ֑וּשׁ בְּכֶ֥תֶם טָ֝ה֗וֹר לֹ֣א תְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• topazפִּטְדָהpiţdâh · topazH6357
• pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldכֶּ֫תֶםkethem · goldH3800

Cross-references for Job 28:19

• Exodus 28:17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones — four rows of stones: [one] row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald — the first row;
• Exodus 39:10And they set in it four rows of stones: [one] row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald — the first row;
• Ezekiel 28:13thou wast in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the emerald, and gold. The workmanship of thy tambours and of thy pipes was in thee: in the day that thou wast created were they prepared.
• Revelation 21:20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

Commentaries on Job 28:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The topaz of Ethiopia - The country called Cush, which we call Ethiopia, is supposed to be that which extends from the eastern coast of the Red Sea, and stretches towards Lower Egypt. Diodorus Siculus says that the topaz was found in great abundance, as his description intimates, in an island in the Red Sea called Ophiodes, or the isle of serpents, Hist. lib. iii., p. 121. His account is curious, but I greatly doubt its correctness; it seems too much in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The topaz - The topaz is a precious stone, whose colors are yellow, green, blue, and red. Its natural place is in various primitive rocks, such as the topaz-rock, gneiss, and clay-slate. It is found in the granite and gneiss districts of Mar and Cairnaorta, in Cornwall, in Brazil, and in various other places. The most valuable stones of this kind now known are those which are found in Brazil. This gem is much prized by jewelers, and is considered as one…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. 16-19The metals, gems, and glass listed here were valuable in the ancient world. However, the speaker says wisdom is more valuable than wealth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Ethiopia--Cush in the Hebrew. Either Ethiopia, or the south of Arabia, near the Tigris.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