Job 28:19
She cannot be estimated after the topaz of Ethiopia, nor can she be valued with pure gold.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
In Context
18Coral and crystal will not be thought of; and the value of wisdom is above pearls.
20But wisdom—whence cometh she? and where is the place of understanding?
Cross References
Exodus 28:17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row, a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; this shall be the first row.
Proverbs 3:13Happy the man that hath found wisdom, and the man that acquireth understanding.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of pearls; but a precious vessel are the lips of knowledge.
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 →