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Job 28:6 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 28:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 28 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. dust: or, gold ore”
Job 28:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 28:6
The stones of it are the place of sapphires—the Hebrew sappir (סַפִּיר) likely refers to lapis lazuli, highly prized in antiquity, not modern sapphire. And it hath dust of gold (aphar zahav, עֲפַר זָהָב)—even common earth in certain locations contains gold particles. Job describes geological treasure: precious stones and gold dust extracted from the earth's depths through human ingenuity.Yet this marvel of human achievement serves to highlight wisdom's inaccessibility. If miners can penetrate earth's deepest recesses to extract lapis and gold, why can't they find wisdom (verse 12)? The poem's ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 28:6
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“with the precious onyx”
“lapis lazuli} stone”
“His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.”
“tossed with storms”
“sapphire{or”