Job 28:1

Translations

Modern

“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

Traditional

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

Literal

“ Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for the gold that they refine.

Latin

Habet argentum venarum suarum principia, et auro locus est in quo conflatur.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

Notes

Job 28:1–28

This section is an isolated speech. There is no speaker listed, so it might continue from earlier words. Some see it as a creative summary by the author of Job. It emphasizes the limits of human wisdom and sets the stage for the Lord's speeches.

Events

Job's Trialc. 1650 BC

Related verses

1 Peter 1:7
…so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Malachi 3:2–3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
1 Kings 7:48–50
Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
1 Chronicles 29:2–5
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
Genesis 23:15
“Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
1 Kings 10:21
All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
Genesis 24:22
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
Proverbs 27:21
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Genesis 2:11–12
The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Glossary

Book of Baruch Book of Job Minerals and Metals

Topics

Gold: Found in the Earth Job: A Man Who Lived in Uz: Complaints of, and Replies by his Three Friends To Metals: Dug out of the Earth Philosophy: A Philosophical Discussion About Wisdom Science: Observations of, and Deductions From, Facts Select Readings: Nature's Testimony Silver: Veins of, Found in the Earth The Earth: Full of Minerals

Job 28:1

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