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Job 28

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEB“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
    KJVSurely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
  2. 2
    WEBIron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
    KJVIron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
  3. 3
    WEBMan sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
    KJVHe setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
  4. 4
    WEBHe breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
    KJVThe flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
  5. 5
    WEBAs for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
    KJVAs for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
  6. 6
    WEBSapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.
    KJVThe stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
  7. 7
    WEBThat path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.
    KJVThere is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
  8. 8
    WEBThe proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
    KJVThe lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
  9. 9
    WEBHe puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
    KJVHe putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
  10. 10
    WEBHe cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
    KJVHe cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
  11. 11
    WEBHe binds the streams that they don’t trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings out to light.
    KJVHe bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
  12. 12
    WEB“But where will wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
    KJVBut where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
  13. 13
    WEBMan doesn’t know its price, and it isn’t found in the land of the living.
    KJVMan knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
  14. 14
    WEBThe deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’
    KJVThe depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
  15. 15
    WEBIt can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price.
    KJVIt cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
  16. 16
    WEBIt can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
    KJVIt cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
  17. 17
    WEBGold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
    KJVThe gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
  18. 18
    WEBNo mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
    KJVNo mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
  19. 19
    WEBThe topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
    KJVThe topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
  20. 20
    WEBWhere then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
    KJVWhence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
  21. 21
    WEBSeeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
    KJVSeeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
  22. 22
    WEBDestruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
    KJVDestruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
  23. 23
    WEB“God understands its way, and he knows its place.
    KJVGod understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
  24. 24
    WEBFor he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
    KJVFor he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
  25. 25
    WEBHe establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
    KJVTo make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
  26. 26
    WEBWhen he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
    KJVWhen he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
  27. 27
    WEBthen he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
    KJVThen did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
  28. 28
    WEBTo man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”
    KJVAnd unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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