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Job 28:6

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Berean Standard Bible

Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.

American Standard Version (1901)

The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.

Bible in Basic English

Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

Free Bible Version

Here the rocks contain lapis lazuli and the dust contains gold.

King James (Authorized) Version

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

Translation for Translators

The stones that are dug from under the ground contain ◄sapphires/very valuable blue stones►, and the dirt contains bits of gold.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Its stones are the place where sapphires are found, and its dust contains gold.

Noah Webster Bible

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

World English Bible

Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.

Young's Literal Translation

A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.

Context

Where Can Wisdom Be Found?

⁵Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. ⁶Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold. ⁷No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.

Summary

In Job 28:6, the author vividly describes the intense labor involved in mining for precious metals like silver. The verse portrays the challenging and dangerous nature of this work, emphasizing the lengths to which people will go to obtain valuable resources. This imagery serves as a metaphor for the relentless pursuit of wisdom and understanding, highlighting the idea that true knowledge is often hidden deep within the earth and requires great effort to uncover. Job 28 as a whole reflects on the incomparable value of wisdom and the limitations of human understanding, ultimately pointing to God as the source of true insight and knowledge.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

The stones - the place of sapphires - In the language of mineralogists, the gangue, matrix, or bed in which the sapphire is found. For a description of this stone, see on Job 28:16 (note). Dust of gold - Or rather, gold dust.

Job 28:6

Where Can Wisdom Be Found?

⁵Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. ⁶Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold. ⁷No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.

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Berean Standard Bible

Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.

American Standard Version (1901)

The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.

Bible in Basic English

Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

Free Bible Version

Here the rocks contain lapis lazuli and the dust contains gold.

King James (Authorized) Version

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

Translation for Translators

The stones that are dug from under the ground contain ◄sapphires/very valuable blue stones►, and the dirt contains bits of gold.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Its stones are the place where sapphires are found, and its dust contains gold.

Noah Webster Bible

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

World English Bible

Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.

Young's Literal Translation

A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

The stones - the place of sapphires - In the language of mineralogists, the gangue, matrix, or bed in which the sapphire is found. For a description of this stone, see on Job 28:16 (note). Dust of gold - Or rather, gold dust.