Job 28:6

Job 28:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
• New International Version (NIV)lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust.

Context of Job 28:6

4He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men. 5The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire. Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold. 7The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it. 8The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

Job 28:6 word by word

מְקוֹם־סַפִּ֥יר אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְעַפְרֹ֖ת זָהָ֣ב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Its rocksאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• sourceמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of sapphiresסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
• And its dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Job 28:6

• Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
• Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
• Revelation 21:19The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

Commentaries on Job 28:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The stones - the place of sapphires - In the language of mineralogists, the gangue, matrix, or bed in which the sapphire is found. For a description of this stone, see on Job 28:16; (note). Dust of gold - Or rather, gold dust.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The stones of it are the place - Among the stones of the earth sapphires are found. “The situation of the sapphire is in alluvial soil, in the vicinity of rocks, belonging to the secondary floetz trap formation, and imbedded in gneiss.” Jameson. “The sapphire occurs in considerable abundance in the granitic alluvion of Matura and Saffragam, in Ceylon.” Davy. Sapphires - Compare the note at Isaiah 54:11. The sapphire is a precious stone, usually of a blue…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. 66. Sapphires are found in alluvial soil near rocks and embedded in gneiss. The ancients distinguished two kinds: 1. The real, of transparent blue: 2. That improperly so called, opaque, with gold spots; that is, lapis lazuli. To the latter, looking like gold dust, Umbreit refers "dust of gold." English Version better, "The stones of the earth are, &c., and the clods of it (Vulgate) are gold"; the parallel clauses are thus neater.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 28:6

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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