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Job 28 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

Job Tells of Earth’s Treasures

Job 28:1

“Surely there is a mine for silver,

And a place where they refine gold.

Job 28:2

“Iron is taken out of the earth,

And copper is smelted from the stone ore.

Job 28:3

Man puts an end to darkness [by bringing in a light],

And to the farthest bounds he searches out

The rock buried in gloom and deep shadow.

Job 28:4

“He breaks open (mine) shafts far away from where people live,

[In places] forgotten by the [human] foot;

They dangle [in the mines] and hang away from men.

Job 28:5

[As for] the earth, out of it comes food,

But underneath [its surface, down deep] it is turned over as fire.

Job 28:6

“Its stones are the bed of sapphires;

It holds dust of gold.

Job 28:7

“The path [deep within] no bird of prey knows,

And the falcon’s eye has not caught sight of it.

Job 28:8

“The proud beasts [and their young] have not walked on it,

Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

Job 28:9

“Man puts his hand on [and tears apart] the flinty rock;

He overturns the mountains at the base [looking for treasure].

Job 28:10

“He cuts out channels and passages among the rocks;

And his eye sees every precious thing.

Job 28:11

“Man dams up the streams from flowing [so that they do not trickle into the mine],

And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

The Search for Wisdom Is Harder

Job 28:12

“But where can wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:13

“Man does not know the value of it;

Nor is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:14

“The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;

And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’

Job 28:15

“It cannot be obtained for pure gold,

Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

Job 28:16

“It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir,

In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.

Job 28:17

“Gold and glass cannot equal wisdom,

Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

Job 28:18

“No mention of coral and crystal can be made;

For the possession of wisdom is even above [that of] rubies or pearls.

Job 28:19

“The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it,

Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Job 28:20

“From where then does wisdom come?

And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:21

“It is hidden from the eyes of all the living

And concealed from the birds of the heavens.

Job 28:22

“Abaddon (the place of destruction) and Death say,

‘We have [only] heard a report of it with our ears.’

Job 28:23

“God understands the way [to wisdom]

And He knows its place [for wisdom is with God alone].

Job 28:24

“For He looks to the ends of the earth

And sees everything under the heavens.

Job 28:25

“When He gave weight and pressure to the wind

And allotted the waters by measure,

Job 28:26

When He made a limit for the rain

And a way for the thunderbolt,

Job 28:27

Then He saw wisdom and declared it;

He established it and searched it out.

Job 28:28

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;

And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

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