New International Version
Job 28:16
16It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
Context of Job 28:16
14The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.” 15It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli. 17Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold. 18Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
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לֹֽא־תְ֭סֻלֶּה בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 28:16
- 1 Chronicles 29:4three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,
- Psalms 45:9Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
- Isaiah 13:12I will make people scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.
- Exodus 28:20the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings.
- Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.
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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