Job 28:1
Truly there is a vein for silver, And a place for gold, which men refine.
Noyes Bible
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 obtained from earth, And stone is melted into copper.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:3The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth hearts.
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have melted thee, and found no silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction.
Malachi 3:2But who shall abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he shall be like the fire of the refiner, And like the soap of the fuller.
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 →