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Job 28:19

Ethiopia
WisdomMoney and wealth

17 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.

Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

20 From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.

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BSB
Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
KJV
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
WEB
The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
ASV
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
DARBY
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
BLB
The topaz of Cush cannot equal it, nor it is valued in pure gold.
ÅB
Etiopias topas kommer ikke opp imot den; den kan ikke oppveies med det reneste gull.
OTB
Topasen fra Kusj kan ikke sammenlignes med den,
Og den kan ikke verdsettes i rent gull.
B1930
Etiopias topas kommer ikke op imot den; den kan ikke opveies med det reneste gull.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 39:10

    And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

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  • Proverbs 8:19

    My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.

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  • Exodus 28:17

    And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

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  • 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.

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  • Revelation 21:20

    the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

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