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Job 28:15
It cannot be gotten for gold, the purest gold cannot be given in exchange for it, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be gotten for gold, the purest gold cannot be given in exchange for it, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Verse Job 28:15. _IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD_] Genuine religion and true happiness are not to be acquired by earthly property. Solomon made gold and silver as plentiful as the stones in Jerusalem,...
IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD - Margin, “fine gold shall not be given for it.” The word which is here rendered “gold.” and in the margin “fine gold” (סגור _s__e__gôr_), is not the common word used to...
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...
As the preceding verses (1 14) expressed the idea that there was no "place" of Wisdom where men could find it and from which they could bring it forth, these verses express the idea that it can be acq...
_for gold_ Probably, as margin, _fine gold_, i. e. purified gold; comp. 1 Kings 6:20, where a word somewhat similar occurs. _be weighed_ In ancient times money was weighed, not counted, Genesis 23:16...
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...
_IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD, NEITHER SHALL SILVER BE WEIGHED FOR THE PRICE THEREOF._ Not the usual word for gold х_ CªGOWR_ (H5458)]; from a Hebrew root х_ CAAGAR_ (H5462)], to shut up with care -...
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...
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...
Some things matter more than money. A wealthy man cannot buy wisdom. And a poor man may be very wise....
לֹא ־יֻתַּ֣ן סְגֹ֣ור תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְ לֹ֥א יִ֝
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...
It cannot be gotten for (k) gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof. (k) It can neither be bought for gold nor precious stones, but is only the gift of God....
_Finest, obrizum, which has the colour of fire. (Pliny, [Natural History?] xxiii. 3.) The old Vulgate and Septuagint read "locked-up gold," aurum conclusum, (Calmet) and the Hebrew Segor, (Haydock) "t...
(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...
IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD,.... Having in general said that there is nothing in the whole compass of the terraqueous globe, nothing that is upon the surface of the earth, or in the bowels of it, or...
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof. Ver. 15. _It cannot be gotten for gold_] _Non emitur, nec aestimatur,_ it is not purchased or procured with mone...
_It cannot be gotten for gold_ The choicest gold laid up in treasures, as the word סגר, _segor_, signifies: _neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof_ Namely, in the balance; for in those...
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...
IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD: _ Heb._ fine gold shall not be given for it...
It cannot be traded for, nor bought, with precious stones. Notice the list of gems that are mentioned in this verse, including coral and crystal. The things that men value most cannot purchase such wi...
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...
FOR GOLD; the choicest gold laid up in treasures, as the word signifies. _Weighed_, to wit, in the balance; for in those times money was paid by weight, not by tale. See GENESIS 23:16 JEREMIAH 23:9,10...
Job 28:15 purchased H5414 (H8714) gold H5458 silver H3701 weighed H8254 (H8735) price H4242 It cannot be gotten for gold - Heb. Fine gold sha
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—NOTE ON JOB 28:15 These verses contain many references to GOLD and precious stones. All are expensive and difficult to obtain, yet none compare with the value of wisdom....
_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...
Job 28:18; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 3:13; Proverbs 8:10; Proverbs 8