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Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof, no mortal realizes its value for purchase or exchange; neither is it found in the land of the living, on the earth as inhabited by men, as a product of their labor.
Man knoweth not the price thereof, no mortal realizes its value for purchase or exchange; neither is it found in the land of the living, on the earth as inhabited by men, as a product of their labor.
Verse Job 28:13. _MAN 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 ma...
MAN 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 -...
CHAPTER 28 _ 1. The treasures of the earth (Job 28:1)_ 2. The better treasures (Job 28:7) 3. God knoweth the way and the true wisdom (Job 28:23)...
JOB 28. Here again we come to a critical question. It is difficult to fit this chapter into the argument, whether Job 27:7 is given to Job or to Zophar. It is a widely accepted conclusion of scholars...
The precious ores and costly stones though hidden have a place where they may be found, and man knows how to reach it and bring that which is hid to light, but where can Wisdom be found? and where is...
_the price thereof_ For "price" the Sept. read _way_man knoweth not the way thereof (cf. Job 28:23), i. e. the _way to it_, and very many commentators adopt this reading, which gives a more direct ans...
BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?— Job continues to give further instances of the daring and yet successful attempts of mankind, to provide themselves with every necessary and conveniency of life; such...
2. But where wisdom is, man cannot discover; only God knows. (Job 28:12-28) TEXT 28:12-28 12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND? And where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price...
_MAN KNOWETH NOT THE PRICE THEREOF; NEITHER IS IT FOUND IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING._ Man can fix no price upon it, as it is nowhere to be found in man's abode, the land of the living' (Isaiah 38:11),...
28:13 Man (a-1) _ Enosh_ ....
THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE WISDOM In this famous chapter Job declares that Wisdom—that is, the principle of the divine government of the world—is a mystery not to be solved by man. Man's wisdom lies in fea...
THE PRICE THEREOF] LXX reads, 'the way thereof.'...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 28 JOB’S POEM ABOUT WISDOM...
This man does not appreciate wisdom. And he does not care about wisdom. He only thinks about his own wealth....
לֹא ־יָדַ֣ע אֱנֹ֣ושׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְ לֹ֥א תִ֝מּ
XXIII. CHORAL INTERLUDE Job 28:1 THE controversy at length closed, the poet breaks into a chant of the quest of Wisdom. It can hardly be supposed to have been uttered or sung by Job. But if we may g...
THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE Job 28:1 A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age. Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures of the earth, Job 28:1. T...
In a fine passage Job now discussed the question of wisdom. What was supremely lacking in his friends' dealing with him was wisdom to understand. As an introduction to the main statement of his argume...
Man knoweth not (i) the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. (i) It is too high a thing for man to attain to in this world....
Price. It has none, like other precious things, Baruch iii. 15. --- In delights is not expressed in Hebrew or Septuagint. (Calmet) --- But to live in misery is hardly to be accounted living, (Haydock)...
(13) Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. (14) В¶ The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. (15) It cannot be gotten for gold...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
MAN KNOWETH NOT THE PRICE THEREOF,.... The worth and value of it, what price to set upon it, or offer and give for it; nor does he know where to find an equivalent to it, or what is a valuable conside...
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. Ver. 13. _Man kaoweth not the price thereof_] Or, the order thereof, in what manner and method God proceedeth; no, th...
_Man knoweth not the price thereof_ Its immense, its unspeakable value: nor can it be purchased with all that he hath to give for it. _Neither is it found in the land of the living_ It is not a thing...
EARTH'S MEASURED TREASURES (vv.1-6) Job has spoken of the folly of wicked men. Now he shows that which stands in beautiful contrast to Chapter 27. The language here is magnificent, as Job considers...
Such wisdom is not naturally found on this earth and neither do most men comprehend its true value, as they would silver or gold. He can discover hidden treasures in the earth, but not divine wisdom....
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 c...
Man knoweth neither where to purchase it, nor how much it is worth, nor what to offer in exchange for it. IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING; amongst mortal men that live upon earth, but only amongst those ble...
Job 28:13 Man H582 know H3045 (H8804) value H6187 found H4672 (H8735) land H776 living H2416 knoweth -...
Job 28:1 , JOB 28:12; JOB 28:20 This chapter falls naturally into three sections, the first two sections being terminated by this question, with a slight variety of statement: "Whence then cometh wisd...
CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. The value of divine wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends. CONCLUSION: To be truly religious is to be truly wise. If we know God, His wisdom will appear in the prac...
Job 28:2. _Brass is molten,_ melted out of ores of zinc, lapis calaminaris, light perforated ores, found on Mendip hills in Somerset, Derbyshire, and other places. Job 28:4. _The flood breaketh out fr...
_But where shall wisdom be found?_ THE SPECULATIVE DIFFICULTIES OF AN INQUIRING INTELLECT SOLVED BY THE HEART OF PRACTICAL PIETY Two things are prominently developed in this chapter--Man’s power and...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND? (Compare v. Job 28:20.) With all the negative statements in these verses, the answer is that true wisdom is unknown to m
_JOB’S DESCANT ON TRUE WISDOM_ The place occupied by this chapter one peculiar to itself. Its connection with the preceding or succeeding portions of the book by no means obvious. Appears scarcely to...
EXPOSITION JOB 28:1 The connection of this chapter with the preceding is somewhat obscure. Probably we are to regard Job as led to see, even while he is justifying God's ways with sinners (Job 27:8),...
Now, Job said, turning now to a different vein of thought, he said, "Now, there are places where gold is discovered and silver is discovered, and iron and brass, men dig the shafts, they follow the ve...
Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Isaiah 38:11; Isaiah 53:8;...
Found — Among men upon earth, but only among those blessed spirits that dwell above....