Bible Strands
Job 28:16
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job speaks to his companions in a discourse on the hidden nature of wisdom, contrasting human excavation with divine knowledge.
The words — תְ֭סֻלֶּה (Te.su.leh) means "it will be paid," and אוֹפִ֑יר ('o.Fir) names the region known for its gold.
The thread — The gold of Ophir marks supreme wealth in Psalms 45:9 and Isaiah 13:12, while onyx and sapphire appear among the gemstones adorning the king of Tyre in Ezekiel 28:13.
Why it lands — The text states that no quantity of gold or rare stone can value or acquire wisdom, requiring the reader to stop treating spiritual truth as a commodity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Cross-references
- Psalms 45:9 The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
- Isaiah 13:12 I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.
- Ezekiel 28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
- Exodus 28:20 and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
- 1 Chronicles 29:4 three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,