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Job 28:16
16All the pure gold from Ophir will not be enough to buy it. It is worth more than valuable onyx or sapphires.
Job 28:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
- New International Version (NIV)It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.
Context of Job 28:16
14Wisdom is not in the sea. Even in the deepest sea, no one will find it. 15Nobody can buy wisdom. You may have lots of gold and silver, but you can never buy wisdom. All the pure gold from Ophir will not be enough to buy it. It is worth more than valuable onyx or sapphires. 17Neither gold nor beautiful glass is as valuable as wisdom. A whole pot full of gold could not buy it. 18As for coral and jasper, they are not nearly as valuable as wisdom. Its price is more than the price of rubies.
Read all of Job 28Job 28:16 word by word
לֹֽא־תְ֭סֻלֶּה בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 28:16
- 1 Chronicles 29:4I have given 110 tons of the best gold and 260 tons of pure silver to cover the walls of the buildings.
- Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your visitors. Your royal bride stands at your right hand. She is wearing gold from Ophir.
- Isaiah 13:12Very few people will remain after my punishment. Men and women will be more difficult to find than the best gold.
- Exodus 28:20a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper in the fourth row. Fix each jewel into beautiful gold around its edges.
- Ezekiel 28:13You lived in God's beautiful garden, Eden. You wore valuable jewels on your clothes. The jewels were ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. They were fixed to pieces of gold. They were ready for you to wear on the day that you were born.
Commentaries on Job 28:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The gold of Ophir - Gold is five times mentioned in this and Job 28:17; and Job 28:19, and four of the times in different words. I shall consider them all at once. סגור Segor, from סגר sagar, to shut up. Gold. in the mine, or shut up in the ore; native gold washed by the streams out of the mountains, etc.; unwrought gold. Job 28:16; כתם Kethem, from כתם catham, to sign or stamp: gold made current by being coined, or stamped with its weight or value; what…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The gold of Ophir - Uniformly spoken of as the most precious gold; see the notes at Job 22:24. With the precious onyx - The onyx is a semi-pellucid gem, with variously colored veins or zones. It is a variety of the chalcedony. The Arabic word denotes that which was of two colors, where the white predominated. The Greeks gave the name “onyx” ̓́ onux to the gem from its resemblance to the color of the thumbnail; see Passow. Or the sapphire - See the notes…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. 1616. gold of Ophir--the most precious (See on Job 22:24 and Psa 45:9). onyx--(Ge 2:12). More valued formerly than now. The term is Greek, meaning "thumb nail," from some resemblance in color. The Arabic denotes, of two colors, white preponderating.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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