Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

In Context

18High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.

20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

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Cross References

Exodus 28:17And thou shalt set in it four rows of stones: in the first row shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald:

Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:

Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

Revelation 21:20The fifth, sardonyx: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a jacinth: the twelfth, an amethyst.

Matthew Henry on Job 28:13-20

The Excellency of Wisdom. ( b. c. 1520.) 14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia… Read the whole commentary →

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