Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Ethiopia - Cush in the Hebrew. Either Ethiopia or the south of Arabia near the Tigris.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Ethiopia - Cush in the Hebrew. Either Ethiopia or the south of Arabia near the Tigris.
Verse Job 28:19. _THE TOPAZ OF ETHIOPIA_] The country called _Cush_, which we call _Ethiopia_, is supposed to be that which extends from the eastern coast of the Red Sea, and stretches towards Lower...
THE TOPAZ - The topaz is a precious stone, whose colors are yellow, green, blue, and red. Its natural place is in various primitive rocks, such as the topaz-rock, gneiss, and clay-slate. It is found i...
CHAPTER 28 _ 1. The treasures of the earth (Job 28:1)_ 2. The better treasures (Job 28:7) 3. God knoweth the way and the true wisdom (Job 28:23)...
JOB 28. Here again we come to a critical question. It is difficult to fit this chapter into the argument, whether Job 27:7 is given to Job or to Zophar. It is a widely accepted conclusion of scholars...
_equal it_ See on Job 28:17. _be valued_ See on Job 28:16....
As the preceding verses (1 14) expressed the idea that there was no "place" of Wisdom where men could find it and from which they could bring it forth, these verses express the idea that it can be acq...
BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?— Job continues to give further instances of the daring and yet successful attempts of mankind, to provide themselves with every necessary and conveniency of life; such...
2. But where wisdom is, man cannot discover; only God knows. (Job 28:12-28) TEXT 28:12-28 12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND? And where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price...
THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE WISDOM In this famous chapter Job declares that Wisdom—that is, the principle of the divine government of the world—is a mystery not to be solved by man. Man's wisdom lies in fea...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 28 JOB’S POEM ABOUT WISDOM...
The country called Ethiopia was a long way from where Job lived. And the precious stone called topaz was very, very rare. And so it was very expensive. But it is better to be wise, than to own much to...
לֹֽא ־יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת ־כּ֑וּשׁ בְּ כֶ֥תֶם...
XXIII. CHORAL INTERLUDE Job 28:1 THE controversy at length closed, the poet breaks into a chant of the quest of Wisdom. It can hardly be supposed to have been uttered or sung by Job. But if we may g...
THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE Job 28:1 A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age. Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures of the earth, Job 28:1. T...
In a fine passage Job now discussed the question of wisdom. What was supremely lacking in his friends' dealing with him was wisdom to understand. As an introduction to the main statement of his argume...
_Ethiopia, on the east of the Red Sea. Pliny ([Natural History?] vi. 29.) mentions the isle of Chuthis, which was also famous for the topaz. --- Dying. Hebrew cethem, (Haydock) which we have observed...
(13) Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. (14) В¶ The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. (15) It cannot be gotten for gold...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
THE TOPAZ OF ETHIOPIA SHALL NOT EQUAL IT,.... Not Ethiopia Abyssinia, or that which lies beyond Egypt in Africa; for, as Ludolphus x says, there are no gems found there, or very rarely; but Cush, as t...
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. Ver. 19. _The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it_] Of the Topaz, see Plin. lib. 86, cap. 8. It seemeth to have t...
_No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls_ They are of no value, if compared with wisdom, nor fit to be mentioned as a price wherewith to purchase it. _For the price_, &c. Hebrew, משׁךְ, _meshec...
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold, that which has gone through the most careful process of refining. Job exhausts all comparisons which men would sugg...
God Alone The Possessor of True Wisdom. Over against man's foolish quest for vain and unstable riches Job places the wisdom of God, unattainable by the outward seeking and searching of men....
EARTH'S MEASURED TREASURES (vv.1-6) Job has spoken of the folly of wicked men. Now he shows that which stands in beautiful contrast to Chapter 27. The language here is magnificent, as Job considers...
12-19 Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all the riches in this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which c...
THE TOPAZ; of which see EXODUS 28:17, EXODUS 39:10. OF ETHIOPIA, or, _of Arabia_; for _Cush_ signifies both Ethiopia and Arabia; and the topaz was found in the Red Sea, which lay between both, and so...
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CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. The value of divine wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends. CONCLUSION: To be truly religious is to be truly wise. If we know God, His wisdom will appear in the prac...
Job 28:2. _Brass is molten,_ melted out of ores of zinc, lapis calaminaris, light perforated ores, found on Mendip hills in Somerset, Derbyshire, and other places. Job 28:4. _The flood breaketh out fr...
_But where shall wisdom be found?_ THE SPECULATIVE DIFFICULTIES OF AN INQUIRING INTELLECT SOLVED BY THE HEART OF PRACTICAL PIETY Two things are prominently developed in this chapter--Man’s power and...
THE TOPAZ The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it. Job 28:19. November is often a dull gloomy month, but it brings us a cheerful sunny stone the topaz. The topaz got its name in an unusual way. “To...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND? (Compare v. Job 28:20.) With all the negative statements in these verses, the answer is that true wisdom is unknown to m
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:15 These verses contain many references to GOLD and precious stones. All are expensive and difficult to obtain, yet none compare with the value of wisdom....
_JOB’S DESCANT ON TRUE WISDOM_ The place occupied by this chapter one peculiar to itself. Its connection with the preceding or succeeding portions of the book by no means obvious. Appears scarcely to...
EXPOSITION JOB 28:1 The connection of this chapter with the preceding is somewhat obscure. Probably we are to regard Job as led to see, even while he is justifying God's ways with sinners (Job 27:8),...
Now, Job said, turning now to a different vein of thought, he said, "Now, there are places where gold is discovered and silver is discovered, and iron and brass, men dig the shafts, they follow the ve...
Exodus 28:17; Exodus 39:10; Ezekiel 28:13; Revelation 21:20...