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Job 28

Job 28:27

Where Can Wisdom Be Found? · Job 28:1–28
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Translations

Modern
…then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
Traditional
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Literal
…then He saw and recounted it; He established it and also searched it out.
Latin
…tunc vidit illam et enarravit, et præparavit, et investigavit.

Original

Hebrew
English
…then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.

Notes

Job 28:23–27

When God looks across the entire earth, he sees his wisdom in his creation (28:23). God later showed his wisdom to Job by taking him on a tour of the universe (chapters 38–41).

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.

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Wisdom

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Book of Baruch Book of Job

Topics

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