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Job 28:10
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks, cutting passages through solid granite; and his eye seeth every precious thing, for by such digging and blasting the hidden treasures are revealed to the eyes of men.
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks, cutting passages through solid granite; and his eye seeth every precious thing, for by such digging and blasting the hidden treasures are revealed to the eyes of men.
Verse Job 28:10. _HE CUTTETH OUT RIVERS AMONG THE ROCKS_] He cuts canals, adits, c., in the rocks, and drives levels under ground, in order to discover _loads_ or _veins_ of ore. These are often conti...
HE CUTTETH OUT RIVERS AMONG THE ROCKS - That is, in his operations of mining, he cuts channels for the water to flow off through the rocks. This was done, as it is now, for the purpose of drawing off...
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...
Description of mining operations. _he setteth_ To prevent ambiguity it is better to translate, MAN setteth, or, MEN SET. The phrase "setteth an end to darkness" hardly refers to the light shed by the...
_cutteth out rivers_ The word "rivers" is that commonly used to denote the canals into which the Nile was divided, and might be translated _canals_or channels. Such canals might be intended for drawin...
Some further touches regarding the irresistible force and the skilful ingenuity with which man conducts his operations, with the result at last of bringing that which is hidden forth to light....
C. SOURCE OF TRUE WISDOM (Job 28:1-28) 1. Man finds hidden treasures of the earth, as in mining. (Job 28:1-11) TEXT 28:1-11 1 SURELY THERE IS A MINE FOR SILVER, And a place for gold which they ref...
_HE CUTTETH OUT RIVERS AMONG THE ROCKS; AND HIS EYE SEETH EVERY PRECIOUS THING._ He cuts channels to drain off the waters, which hinder his mining; and when the waters are gone, he is able to see the...
RIVERS] RM 'passages.' IIa. RV 'He bindeth (with clay) the streams that they trickle not,' i.e. he prevents water from entering the mine. 12-28. Man can discover some things by his cleverness, but Wi...
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...
But the man is not gentle when he enters this special place. He is like a thief. He breaks the rocks. He takes away everything that is precious. He destroys everything so that he may become rich. V12...
בַּ֭ † צּוּרֹות יְאֹרִ֣ים בִּקֵּ֑עַ וְ כָל...
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...
_Rivers. Or, the waters lodged in the mines. (Menochius) --- He hath even cut canals through the hardest rocks, (Haydock) and sunk wells. (Calmet)_...
(2) Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. (3) He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. (4) The...
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...
HE CUTTETH OUT RIVERS AMONG THE ROCKS,.... By cleaving rocks asunder in order to find out things of value in the cliffs of them; or by cutting his way through them, the miner opens a course for rivers...
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. Ver. 10. _He cutteth out rivers among the rocks_] _i.e._ By cleaving hardest rocks, he draws in store of water to wash t...
_He putteth forth his hand upon the rock_, &c. He digs through the hardest rocks by his obstinate labour; and undermines mountains, that he may find the treasures hid in their bowels. _He cutteth out...
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...
1-11 Job maintained that the dispensations of Providence were regulated by the highest wisdom. To confirm this, he showed of what a great deal of knowledge and wealth men may make themselves masters....
He maketh channels among the rocks to convey away that water which was breaking in upon him, and if not thus diverted, would have spoiled his work; of which SEE POOLE ON "JOB 28:4". Having with great...
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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...
_His eye seeth every precious thing._ EVERY PRECIOUS THING These words refer to the miner who digs for the treasure hidden in the earth. He finds the vein of silver, and the place for the gold. But...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:10 CHANNELS may refer to either rivers in general or the Nile specifically. ⇐...
_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...
Habakkuk 3:9; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 24:4...
Seeth — Even those which no human art or industry was ever able to discover....