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Job 28:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Job 28:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 28:16

Theological / Devotional

Gold of Ophir. The word used for “gold” here is different from the word used for gold in the previous verse. Gold from Ophir was held in high estimation. On the location of Ophir see on 1 Kings 9:28.

Onyx ... sapphire. Semiprecious gems, probably not the stones that bear these names today.

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