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Job 28
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Job 28 . 1
1 “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.TOSKJob 28:1
Job 28 . 2
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.TOSKJob 28:2
Job 28 . 3
3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.TOSKJob 28:3
Job 28 . 4
4 Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.TOSKJob 28:4
Job 28 . 5
5 Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.TOSKJob 28:5
Job 28 . 6
6 Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.TOSKJob 28:6
Job 28 . 7
7 No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.TOSKJob 28:7
Job 28 . 8
8 Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.TOSKJob 28:8
Job 28 . 9
9 The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.TOSKJob 28:9
Job 28 . 10
10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.TOSKJob 28:10
Job 28 . 11
11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.TOSKJob 28:11
Job 28 . 12
12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?TOSKJob 28:12TTWisdom and Foolishness of the CrossLTWisdom
Job 28 . 13
13 No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.TOSKJob 28:13
Job 28 . 14
14 The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’IPLuke 8:26-39TOSKJob 28:14
Job 28 . 15
15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.TOSKJob 28:15
Job 28 . 16
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.TOSKJob 28:16
Job 28 . 17
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.TOSKJob 28:17
Job 28 . 18
18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.TOSKJob 28:18
Job 28 . 19
19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.TOSKJob 28:19
Job 28 . 20
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?TOSKJob 28:20
Job 28 . 21
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.TOSKJob 28:21
Job 28 . 22
22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’TOSKJob 28:22
Job 28 . 23
23 But God understands its way, and He knows its place.TOSKJob 28:23
Job 28 . 24
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.TOSKJob 28:24
Job 28 . 25
25 When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,TOSKJob 28:25
Job 28 . 26
26 when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,TOSKJob 28:26
Job 28 . 27
27 then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.TOSKJob 28:27
Job 28 . 28
28 And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”IPActs 9:31TOSKJob 28:28