Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Job 28:18
No mention shall be made of coral, or of (l) pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
(l) Which was thought to be a king of precious stone.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of (l) pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
(l) Which was thought to be a king of precious stone.
Verse Job 28:18. _See also Clarke on "_Job 28:16_"_. Ver. Job 28:18. 4. ראמות ramoth, CORAL, from ראם _raam_, to be _exalted_ or _elevated_; probably from this remarkable property of coral, "it alwa...
NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE OF CORAL - That is, as a price by which to purchase wisdom, or in comparison with wisdom. The margin here is, “Ramoth” - retaining the Hebrew word ראמה _râ'mâh_. Jerome rend...
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...
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...
_or of pearls_ Rather, OF CRYSTAL. _price of wisdom is above rubies_ Or, THE POSSESSION OF WISDOM IS ABOVE (or, more than) PEARLS, i. e. pearls cannot acquire it or give possession of it. The meaning...
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...
_NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE OF CORAL, OR OF PEARLS: FOR THE PRICE OF WISDOM IS ABOVE RUBIES._ Red coral (Ezekiel 27:16). PEARLS - literally, what is frozen х_ GAABIYSH_ (H1378)]. Probably crystal; an...
28:18 Corals (c-1) * Only here and Ezekiel 27:16 , from a root meaning, 'heights,' i.e. high in value; precious. crystal (d-3) Only used here, from a root meaning, 'to freeze,' (or 'congeal.') rubies...
No mention] because there is no comparison. Rubies] RM 'pearls.'...
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...
Wisdom is precious. Wisdom is perfect. And wisdom is valuable. In other words, wisdom is much better than anything else. Job was emphasising the importance of wisdom. V19 In the distant country calle...
רָאמֹ֣ות וְ֭ גָבִישׁ לֹ֣א יִזָּכֵ֑ר וּ מֶ֥שֶׁ
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...
Things. Hebrew Ramoth and Gabish (Haydock) are terms much controverted. The first may denote the unicorns, (Deuteronomy xxxiii. 17.) and the latter the thunderbolt, or ceraunia, which were in high req...
(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...
NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE OF CORAL, OR OF PEARLS,.... Coral is a marine plant, is as hard as a stone, and of such value as to be reckoned among precious stones; Ezekiel 27:16. In Arabia Felix, on the s...
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies. Ver. 18. _No mention shall be made of coral_] No talk of coral or carbuncle, of pearl, or any other the rar...
_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...
No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls, that is, corals and quartz-crystal could not even be named in comparison with it; FOR THE PRICE OF WISDOM IS ABOVE RUBIES, it is immeasurably exalted in...
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...
CORAL: Or, Ramoth...
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...
NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE; they are of no value, nor worthy to be named the same day with this, nor fit to be mentioned as a price or recompence wherewith to purchase this. _The price_; or, _the attrac...
Job 28:18 mention H2142 (H8735) coral H7215 quartz H1378 price H4901 wisdom H2451 rubies H6443 coral - or, Ramoth,...
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...
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...
1 Timothy 2:9; Ezekiel 27:16; Lamentations 4:7; Matthew 13:45;...