Job 22:24-25

These verses read,

24. And lay thou thy treasure in the dust,

And gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

25. Then shall the Almighty be thy treasure,

And silver in plenty unto thee.

The word rendered "treasure" means properly ore. The expression "silver in plenty" is obscure, meaning perhaps "silver in bars," a phrase which may signify "precious" rather than plentiful silver. The word occurs again, Numbers 23:22; Numbers 24:8, of the "horns" of the "unicorn" (wild-ox), and in Psalms 95:4, of something pertaining to mountains, probably the "towering heights." The Arabic poets compare the glittering peaks of distant mountains suddenly appearing to gleaming swords brandished upright. The word seems to express the idea of rising up in great length. Most interpreters think of barsof silver; the A. V. has uniformly strength, as here in marg.

Eliphaz exhorts Job to fling earthly treasures away from him, making God his treasure. Comp. the reply of Job, ch. Job 31:24-25.