Job 28:17
15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
- KJV
- The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
- WEB
- Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
- ASV
- Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
- DARBY
- Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
- BLB
- Gold and crystal cannot equal it, or [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
- ÅB
- Gull og glass kommer ikke opp imot den, og en kan ikke bytte den til seg for kar av fint gull.
- OTB
- Gull eller glass kan ikke sammenlignes med den,
Og den kan ikke byttes for gjenstander av fint gull. - B1930
- Gull og glass kommer ikke op imot den, og en kan ikke bytte den til sig for kar av fint gull.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Read in contextProverbs 16:16
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Read in contextRevelation 4:6
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
Read in contextEzekiel 1:22
Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
Read in contextRevelation 21:11
shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
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