Job 28:19

17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 39:10

    And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

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  • Proverbs 8:19

    My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

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  • Exodus 28:17

    And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

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  • Ezekiel 28:13

    Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

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  • Revelation 21:20

    The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

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