New Living Translation
Job 28:13
13No one knows where to find it, for it is not found among 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Man does not know its worth, and it is not 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.
Context of Job 28:13
11They dam up the trickling streams and bring to light the hidden treasures. 12“But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding? No one knows where to find it, for it is not found among the living. 14‘It is not here,’ says the ocean. ‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea. 15It cannot be bought with gold. It cannot be purchased with silver.
Read all of Job 28Job 28:13 word by word
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 with gold. It cannot be purchased with silver.
- Psalms 19:10They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.
- Psalms 119:72Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.
- Proverbs 3:14For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.
- Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
- Proverbs 23:23Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 8:16In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.
- Job 28:21It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity. Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
- Psalms 52:5But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
- Isaiah 38:11I said, “Never again will I see the Lord God while still in the land of the living. Never again will I see my friends or be with those who live in this world.
- Isaiah 53:8Unjustly condemned, he was led away. No one cared that he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream. But he was struck down for the rebellion 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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