Job 28:1
Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
In Context
2Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
Cross References
Genesis 23:15My lord, give ear to me: the value of the land is four hundred shekels; what is that between me and you? so put your dead to rest there.
1 Kings 7:48And Solomon had all the vessels made for use in the house of the Lord: the altar of gold and the gold table on which the holy bread was placed;
1 Chronicles 29:2Now as far as I am able, I have made ready what is needed for the house of my God; the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the silver things, and the brass for the brass things, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; beryls and jewels to be framed, and stones of different colours for ornament; all sorts of stones of great price, and polished building-stone, as much as is needed and more.
Proverbs 17:3The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Isaiah 48:10See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.
Malachi 3:2But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.
Matthew Henry on Job 28:1
The strain of this chapter is very unlike the rest of this book. Job forgets his sores, and all his sorrows, and talks like a philosopher or a virtuoso. Here is a great deal both of natural and moral philosophy in this discourse; but the question is, How does it come in here? Doubtless it was not merely for an amusement, or diversion from the controversy; though, if it had been only so, perhaps it would not have been much amiss. When disputes grow hot, better lose the question than lose our temper. But this is… Read the whole commentary →