English Standard Version
Job 28:13
13Man does not know its worth, and it is not 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
- New Living Translation (NLT)No one knows where to find it, for it is not found among the living.
Context of Job 28:13
11He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light. 12"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living. 14The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea says, 'It is not with me.' 15It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
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לֹא־יָדַ֣ע אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 28:13
- Job 28:15It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
- Psalms 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
- Psalms 119:72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
- Proverbs 3:14for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.
- Proverbs 8:11for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- Proverbs 23:23Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
- Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night do one's eyes see sleep,
- Job 28:21It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air.
- Psalms 52:5But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
- Isaiah 53:8By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, 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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