Job 28:1
“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
- KJV
- Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
- WEB
- “Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
- ASV
- Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
- DARBY
- Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine;
- BLB
- [“] Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for the gold [that] they refine.
- ÅB
- Sølvet har jo sin grube, og gullet, som renses, sitt finnested;
- OTB
- «Sannelig, det finnes en gruve for sølv
Og et sted for å rense gull. - B1930
- Sølvet har jo sin grube, og gullet, som renses, sitt finnested;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 1:7
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Read in contextMalachi 3:2–3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Read in contextProverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Read in contextIsaiah 48:10
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Read in contextProverbs 27:21
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Read in context1 Kings 10:21
All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:2–5
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
Read in contextPsalms 12:6
The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
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