Job 28:1

Job 28:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
• New International Version (NIV)There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined.

Context of Job 28:1

‘If people want to find silver, they can dig it out of the ground. They also have places where they can make gold pure. 2They know how to take iron from under the ground. They can also use heat to get copper from rocks. 3People take light into dark places under the ground. They look carefully for valuable metals.

Job 28:1 word by word

כִּ֤י יֵ֣שׁ לַכֶּ֣סֶף מוֹצָ֑א וּ֝מָק֗וֹם לַזָּהָ֥ב יָזֹֽקּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Surelyיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• there is a veinמוֹצָאmôtsâ' môtsâ' · exitH4161
• for the silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and a placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• for goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• they fineזָקַקzâqaq · to refineH2212

Cross-references for Job 28:1

• Genesis 2:11The name of the first river is the Pishon. It goes through the whole land of Havilah. There is gold in that land.
• Genesis 23:15‘Listen to me, sir. The land is worth 400 shekels of silver. But the price is not important, because we are friends. Now bury your dead wife there.’
• Genesis 24:22The camels finished drinking. Then Abraham's servant took out a valuable gold nose ring. It weighed one half shekel. He also took out two large gold rings for Rebekah's arms. They weighed 10 shekels each.
• 1 Kings 7:48Solomon also made all these things for the Lord's temple: The gold altar. The gold table which had the special bread on it.
• 1 Kings 10:21They used gold to make all King Solomon's cups that he drank from. In the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon, all the dishes and other things were made with gold. They used pure gold. They did not make anything with silver. In Solomon's time, people did not think that silver was very valuable.
• 1 Chronicles 29:2I have tried to provide the things that he will need to build the temple for my God. They include gold, silver, bronze, iron and wood to make things. I have also given many valuable stones, including onyx, antimony and other jewels, as well as a lot of marble.
• Psalms 12:6The Lord's promises are true. We can trust them, because they are pure. They are as pure as silver that people have put in a hot fire seven times.
• Proverbs 17:3You need a hot fire to make silver and gold become pure. It is the Lord who does that for people, to show what they are really like.
• Proverbs 27:21You need a hot fire to see if silver and gold are pure. In the same way, when people praise you, they can see what you are really like.
• Isaiah 48:10Listen! I have made you pure. But I have not done it in the way that people make silver pure. Instead, I have sent pain and trouble to you. That is how I make you pure.
• Zechariah 13:9I will bring these people through fire. As men clean silver in the fire, so I will clean them. As men test gold in the fire, so I will test them. They will speak my name and I will answer them. I will say, “They are my people.” They will say, “The Lord is our God.” ’
• Malachi 3:2‘But when he comes, he will be like a hot fire that makes metal pure. He will be like strong soap that makes clothes completely clean. Nobody will be able to stand in front of him when he appears. On that day, nobody will remain the same.
• 1 Peter 1:7The purpose of these troubles is to show whether you really trust God. When you believe in Jesus, that is more valuable even than gold. People put gold into a hot fire to see if it is really good. And even gold will come to an end one day. But if you continue to trust God in your troubles, he will be very happy. On the day when Jesus Christ returns and appears to everyone, God will praise you. He will say that you have done well. That will be great!

Commentaries on Job 28:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Surely there is a vein for the silver - This chapter is the oldest and finest piece of natural history in the world, and gives us very important information on several curious subjects; and could we ascertain the precise meaning of all the original words, we might, most probably, find out allusions to several useful arts which we are apt to think are of modern, or comparatively modern, invention. The word מוצא motsa, which we here translate vein…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Surely there is a vein for silver - Margin, “mine” Coverdale renders this, “There are places where silver is molten.” Prof. Lee renders it, “There is an outlet for the silver,” and supposes it means the coming out or separation of the silver from the earthy particles by which it is surrounded in the ore, not the coming out from the mine. The word rendered “vein” (מוצא môtsâ' ) means properly a going forth, as the rising of the sun, Psalm 19:6; the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Concerning wordly wealth. (1-11) Wisdom is of inestimable value. (12-19) Wisdom is the gift of God. (20-28) Verses 1-11 Job maintained that the dispensations of Providence were regulated by the highest wisdom. To confirm this, he showed of what a great deal of knowledge and wealth men may make themselves masters. The caverns of the earth may be discovered, but not the counsels of Heaven. Go to the miners, thou sluggard in religion, consider their ways…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. 1-28In the twenty-seventh chapter Job had tacitly admitted that the statement of the friends was often true, that God vindicated His justice by punishing the wicked here; but still the affliction of the godly remained unexplained. Man has, by skill, brought the precious metals from their concealment. But the Divine Wisdom, which governs human affairs, he cannot similarly discover (Job 28:12, &c.). However, the image from the same metals (Job 23:10) implies…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 28:1

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In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Decree
• Equal
• Fain
• Fine
• Mine
• Wisdom
• Baruch, Book of
• Ethics
• Eunice

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