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 cuts open a shaft far from dwellings, in places forgotten by feet. Far from other people, they dangle back and forth. 5The earth, from which food comes, is transformed as by fire; a place whose rocks are sapphires, its dust contains gold. 7No bird of prey knows the path; nor falcon’s eye has seen it. 8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed there.

Job 28:6 word by word

מְקוֹם־סַפִּ֥יר אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְעַפְרֹ֖ת זָהָ֣ב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of sapphiresסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
• and it hath dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Job 28:6

• Job 28:16It cannot be weighed in gold from Ophir, in precious onyx, or sapphire.
• Exodus 24:10They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the very heavens.
• Isaiah 54:11Afflicted one, storm-tossed, unconsoled, behold, I set your stones in antimony, lay your foundations with sapphires,
• Revelation 21:19The foundations of the city wall were decorated with every kind of precious stone—the first foundation 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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• Sapphire

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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