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Job Continues
Gold and Silver Are Mined
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1 Gold and silver are mined,
then purified;
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1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.  vein: or, mine
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2 the same is done
with iron and copper.
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2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. earth: or, dust
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3 Miners carry lanterns
deep into the darkness
to search for these metals.
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3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
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4 They dig tunnels
in distant, unknown places,
where they dangle by ropes.
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4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
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5 Far beneath the grain fields,
fires are built
to break loose those rocks
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5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
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6 that have jewels or gold. f 28.6 gold: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verses 5,6.
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6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. dust...: or, gold ore
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7 Miners go to places unseen
by the eyes of hawks;
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7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
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8 they walk on soil unknown
to the proudest lions.
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8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
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9 With their own hands
they remove sharp rocks
and uproot mountains.
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9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint
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10 They dig through the rocks
in search of jewels
and precious metals.
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10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
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11 They also uncover
the sources of g 28.11 uncover the sources of: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “dam up.” rivers
and discover secret places.
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11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. overflowing: Heb. weeping
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Where Is Wisdom Found?
12 But where is wisdom found? 
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12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
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13 No human knows the way. h 28.13 the way: Or “its worth.”
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13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
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14 Nor can it be discovered
in the deepest sea.
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14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
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15 It is worth much more
than silver or pure gold
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15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. It...: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it
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16 or precious stones.
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16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
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17 Nothing is its equal—
not gold or costly glass. i 28.17 costly glass: In the ancient world, objects made of glass were costly.
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17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. jewels...: or, vessels of
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18 Wisdom is worth much more than
coral, jasper, j 28.18 jasper: A valuable stone, usually green or clear. or rubies.
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18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. coral: or, Ramoth
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19 All the topaz k 28.19 topaz: A valuable, yellow stone. of Ethiopia l 28.19 Ethiopia: The Hebrew text has “Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
and the finest gold
cannot compare with it.
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19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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20 Where then is wisdom?
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20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
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21 It is hidden from human eyes
and even from birds.
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21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. air: or, heaven
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22 Death and destruction
have merely heard rumors
about where it is found.
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22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
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23 God is the only one who knows
the way to wisdom,
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23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
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24 because he sees everything
beneath the heavens.
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24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
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25 When God divided out
the wind and the water,
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25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
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26 and when he decided the path
for rain and lightning,
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26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
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27 he also determined the truth
and defined wisdom.
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27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. declare...: or, number it
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28 God told us, “Wisdom means
that you respect me, the Lord,
and turn from sin.”
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28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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© 1999 American Bible Society |
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