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28:1 “Surely <03588> there is <03426> a mine <04161> for silver <03701>, and a place <04725> where gold <02091> is refined <02212>. 28:2 Iron <01270> is taken <03947> from the ground <06083>, and rock <068> is poured out <06694> as copper <05154>. 28:3 Man puts <07760> an end <07093> to the darkness <02822>; he searches <02713> the farthest <03605> recesses <08503> for the ore <068> in the deepest darkness <06757>. darkness <0652>. 28:4 Far from where people live he sinks <06555> a shaft <05158>, in places travelers <01481> have long forgotten <07911>, far from <04480> other people <0582> he dangles <01809> and sways <05128>. 28:5 The earth <0776>, from <04480> which food <03899> comes <03318>, is overturned <02015> below <08478> as though <03644> by fire <0784>; 28:6 a place <04725> whose stones <068> are sapphires <05601> and which contains dust <06083> of gold <02091>; 28:7 a hidden path <05410> no <03808> bird of prey <05861> knows <03045>– no <03808> falcon’s <0344> eye <05869> has spotted <07805> it. 28:8 Proud <07830> beasts <01121> have not <03808> set foot on <01869> it, and no <03808> lion <07826> has passed <05710> along <05921> it. 28:9 On the flinty <02496> rock man has set <07971> to work with his hand <03027>; he has overturned <02015> mountains <02022> at their bases <08328>. 28:10 He has cut out <01234> channels <02975> through the rocks <06697>; his eyes <05869> have spotted <07200> every <03605> precious <03366> thing. 28:11 He has searched the sources of the rivers <05104> and what was hidden <08587> he has brought into <03318> the light <0216>. 28:12 “But wisdom <02451>– where <0370> can it be found <04672>? Where <0335> is the place <04725> of understanding <0998>? 28:13 Mankind <0582> does not <03808> know <03045> its place <06187>; it cannot <03808> be found <04672> in the land <0776> of the living <02416>. 28:14 The deep <08415> says <0559>, ‘It <01931> is not <03808> with me.’ And the sea <03220> says <0559>, ‘It is not <0369> with me <05978>.’ 28:15 Fine gold <05458> cannot <03808> be given <05414> in exchange <08478> for it, nor <03808> can its price <04242> be weighed out <08254> in silver <03701>. 28:16 It cannot <03808> be measured out <05541> for purchase with the gold <03800> of Ophir <0211>, with precious <03368> onyx <07718> or sapphires <05601>. 28:17 Neither <03808> gold <02091> nor crystal <02137> can be compared <06186> with it, nor can a vase <03627> of gold <06337> match <08545> its worth. 28:18 Of coral <07215> and jasper <01378> no <03808> mention <02142> will be made; the price <04901> of wisdom <02451> is more than pearls <06443>. 28:19 The topaz <06357> of Cush <03568> cannot <03808> be compared <06186> with it; it cannot <03808> be purchased <05541> with pure <02889> gold <03800>. 28:20 “But wisdom <02451>– where <0370> does it come <0935> from? Where <0335> is the place <04725> of understanding <0998>? 28:21 For it has been hidden <05956> from the eyes <05869> of every <03605> living creature <02416>, and from the birds <05775> of the sky <08064> it has been concealed <05641>. 28:22 Destruction <011> and Death <04194> say <0559>, ‘With our ears <0241> we have heard <08085> a rumor <08088> about where it can be found.’ 28:23 God <0430> understands <0995> the way <01870> to it, and he <01931> alone knows <03045> its place <04725>. 28:24 For <03588> he <01931> looks <05027> to the ends <07098> of the earth <0776> and observes <07200> everything <03605> under <08478> the heavens <08064>. 28:25 When he made <06213> the force <04948> of the wind <07307> and measured <08505> the waters <04325> with a gauge <04060>. 28:26 When he imposed <06213> a limit <02706> for the rain <04306>, and a path <01870> for the thunderstorm <06963> <02385>,

• Job 28:1-11 --

  III. Job's Search for Wisdom (28:1-28)

  No Known Road to Wisdom
• Job 28:12-19 -- No Price Can Buy Wisdom
• Job 28:20-28 -- God Alone Has Wisdom

• EUNICE

  [isbe] EUNICE - u-ni'-se, u'-nis (Eunike, is the correct reading, and not Euneike, which is read by the Textus Receptus of the New Testament of Stephen, three syllables: Eu-ni-ke, literally, "conquering well"; 2 Tim 1:5): The mothe...
  

• ETHICS, III

  [isbe] ETHICS, III - III. Principles and Characteristics of Biblical Ethics. The sketch of the history of ethics just offered, brief as it necessarily is, may serve to indicate the ideas which have shaped modern thought and helped ...
  

• Job

  [nave] JOB 1. A man who dwelt in Uz, Job 1:1. Righteousness of, Job 1:1, 5, 8; 2:3; Ezek. 14:14, 20. Riches of, Job 1:3. Trial of, by affliction of Satan, Job 1:13-19; 2:7-10. Fortitude of, Job 1:20-22; 2:10; Jas. 5:11. Visite...
  

• Philosophy

  [nave] PHILOSOPHY The nature of things, Eccl. 1-7. A philosophical inquiry on wisdom, Job. 28. Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence, Job 5:8-20; 9; 10:2-21; 12:6-24; 33:12-30; 37. Reveals th...
  

• Science

  [nave] SCIENCE Observations of, and deductions from, facts, Job 26:7-14; 28; Eccl. 1:13-17. So-called, false, 1 Tim. 6:20. The key of knowledge, Luke 11:52; Rom. 2:20. See: Geology; Astronomy; Philosophy.
  

• Readings, Select

  [nave] READINGS, SELECT. Judah's Defense Gen. 44:18-34 Joseph Revealing His Identity Gen. 45:1-15 The Deliverance of the Israelites from Pharaoh Ex. 14:5-30 Song of Moses When Pharaoh and His Army Were Overthrown Ex. 15:1-1...
  

• BARUCH, BOOK OF

  [isbe] BARUCH, BOOK OF - One of the Apocryphal or Deutero-canonical books, standing between Jeremiah and Lamentations in the Septuagint, but in the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) after these two books. I. Name. See un...
  

• JOB, BOOK OF

  [isbe] JOB, BOOK OF - || I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Place in the Canon 2. Rank and Readers II. THE LITERARY FRAMEWORK 1. Setting of Time, Place and Scene 2. Characters and Personality 3. Form and Style III. THE COURSE OF THE STORY A) To Jo...
  

• Wise, wisdom

  [ebd] a moral rather than an intellectual quality. To be "foolish" is to be godless (Ps. 14:1; comp. Judg. 19:23; 2 Sam. 13:13). True wisdom is a gift from God to those who ask it (Job 28:12-28; Prov. 3:13-18; Rom. 1:22; 16:27; 1 ...
  

• Wisdom

  [nave] WISDOM Of Joseph, Gen. 41:16, 25-39; Acts 7:10. Of Moses, Acts 7:22. Of Bezaleel, Ex. 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1. Of Aholiab, Ex. 31:6; 35:34, 35; 36:1; of other skilled artisans, Ex. 36:2; of women, Ex. 35:26. Of Hiram, 1 K...
  

• Coral

  [ebd] Heb. ramoth, meaning "heights;" i.e., "high-priced" or valuable things, or, as some suppose, "that which grows high," like a tree (Job 28:18; Ezek. 27:16), according to the Rabbins, red coral, which was in use for ornaments....
  [isbe] CORAL - kor'-al (ra'moth, peninim): The red coral or precious coral, Corallium rubrum, is confined to the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. It is the calcareous axis of a branching colony of polyps. It does not form reefs, bu...
  [smith] (Ezekiel 27:16) A production of the sea, formed by minute animals called zoophytes. It is their shell or house. It takes various forms, as of trees, shrubs, hemispheres. The principal colors are red and white. It was used for...
  [nave] CORAL, Job 28:18; Ezek. 27:16.
  

• Mine

  [ebd] The process of mining is described in Job 28:1-11. Moses speaks of the mineral wealth of Palestine (Deut. 8:9). Job 28:4 is rightly thus rendered in the Revised Version, "He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn;...
  

• MINES, MINING

  [smith] A highly-poetical description given by the author of the book of Job of the operations of mining as known in his day is the only record of the kind which we inherit from the ancient Hebrews. (Job 28:1-11) In the Wady Magharah...
  

• MINE; MINING

  [isbe] MINE; MINING - min, min'-ing: In Job 28:1-11 we have the only Biblical reference to mines. The writer very likely derived his information either from personal observation or from a description by an eyewitness, of the mining...
  

• Gold

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. zahab, so called from its yellow colour (Ex. 25:11; 1 Chr. 28:18; 2 Chr. 3:5). (2.) Heb. segor, from its compactness, or as being enclosed or treasured up; thus precious or "fine gold" (1 Kings 6:20; 7:49). (3.) He...
  [isbe] GOLD - gold (zahabh; chrusos): 1. Terms: No metal has been more frequently mentioned in Old Testament writings than gold, and none has had more terms applied to it. Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic e...
  [smith] Gold was known from the very earliest times. (Genesis 2:11) It was at first used chiefly for ornaments, etc. (Genesis 24:22) Coined money was not known to the ancients till a comparatively late period; and on the Egyptian tom...
  [nave] GOLD Exported from Havilah, Gen. 2:11, 12. From Ophir, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 1 Chr. 29:4; 2 Chr. 8:18; Job 22:24; Tarshish, 1 Kin. 22:48; Parvaim, 2 Chr. 3:6; Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:10; 2 Chr. 9:9; Psa. 72:15; Uphaz, Jer. 10:9. Re...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• STONES, PRECIOUS

  [isbe] STONES, PRECIOUS - || 1. Ancient and Modern Names 2. Change of Signification of Names 3. Three Important Lists of Stones 4. Interpretation of Greek Names Used by John 5. Interpretation of Hebrew Names 6. Greek and Latin Equi...
  

• LOGOS

  [isbe] LOGOS - log'-os (logos): I. GREEK SPECULATION 1. Heraclitus 2. Anaxagoras 3. Plato 4. Aristotle 5. Stoics II. HEBREW ANTICIPATION OF DOCTRINE 1. Word as Revelation of God 2. Suggestions of Personal Distinctions in Deity 3. T...
  

• Crystal

  [isbe] CRYSTAL - kris'-tal: In English Versions of the Bible the word is probably intended to signify rock-crystal, crystallized quartz. This the Greeks called krustallos, "ice," believing it to have been formed from water by inten...
  [smith] the representative in the Authorized Version of two Hebrew words. Zecucith occurs only in (Job 28:17) where "glass" probably is intended. kerach occurs in numerous passages in the Old Testament to denote "ice," "frost," etc....
  [nave] CRYSTAL, a precious stone, Job 28:17; Ezek. 1:22; Rev. 4:6; 21:11; 22:1.
  

• Ophir

  [ebd] (1.) One of the sons of Joktan (Gen. 10:29). (2.) Some region famous for its gold (1 Kings 9:28; 10:11; 22:48; Job 22:24; 28:16; Isa. 13:12). In the LXX. this word is rendered "Sophir," and "Sofir" is the Coptic name for Ind...
  [isbe] OPHIR - o'-fer, o'-fir ('owphiyr (Gen 10:29), 'owphir (1 Ki 10:11), 'ophir): 1. Scriptural References: The 11th in order of the sons of Joktan (Gen 10:29 = 1 Ch 1:23). There is a clear reference also to a tribe Ophir (Gen 10...
  [smith] (abundane). The eleventh in order of the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23) (B.C. after 2450.) A seaport or region from which the Hebrews in the time of Solomon obtained gold. The gold was proverbial for i...
  [nave] OPHIR 1. Son of Joktan, Gen. 10:29; 1 Chr. 1:23. 2. A country celebrated for its gold and other valuable merchandise. Products of, used by Solomon and Hiram, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 2 Chr. 8:18; 9:10. Jehoshaphat sends ships t...
  

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