Job 28:16

28:16 It cannot be measured out for purchase ¹  with the gold of Ophir,

with precious onyx ²  or sapphires.

Job 28:19

28:19 The topaz of Cush ³  cannot be compared with it;

it cannot be purchased with pure gold.

[28:16]  ¹ tn The word actually means “weighed,” that is, lifted up on the scale and weighed, in order to purchase.

[28:16]  ² tn The exact identification of these stones is uncertain. Many recent English translations, however, have “onyx” and “sapphires.”

[28:19]  ³ tn Or “Ethiopia.” In ancient times this referred to the region of the upper Nile, rather than modern Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia).