28:17 Neither gold nor crystal 1 can be compared with it,
nor can a vase 2 of gold match its worth.
28:19 The topaz of Cush 3 cannot be compared with it;
it cannot be purchased with pure gold.
1 tn The word is from זָכַךְ (zakhakh, “clear”). It describes a transparent substance, and so “glass” is an appropriate translation. In the ancient world it was precious and so expensive.
2 tc The MT has “vase”; but the versions have a plural here, suggesting jewels of gold.
3 tn Or “Ethiopia.” In ancient times this referred to the region of the upper Nile, rather than modern Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia).