Job 28:1
“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
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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 copper is smelted out of the ore.
Cross References
Genesis 23:15“My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead.”
1 Kings 7:48Solomon made all the vessels that were in the LORD’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold;
1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
Malachi 3:2“But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ 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 →