Job 28:1
Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;
Cross References
Genesis 23:15My lord, hear me,—Land worth four hundred shekels of silver—betwixt me and thee, what is that? And thy dead., bury thou.
1 Kings 7:48And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Yahweh,—the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereon was the presence-bread;
1 Chronicles 29:2And, with all my might, have I made preparation for the house of my God, the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood,—and beryl stones and settings, stones coloured and particoloured, and all manner of precious stones and stones of white marble, in abundance.
Proverbs 17:3Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
Isaiah 48:10Lo! I have refined thee, but not as silver,—I have tested thee, in a smelting-pot of affliction.
Malachi 3:2But who may endure the day of his coming? And who is he that can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ alkali;
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 →