Passage

Job 28.15-19

Book: Job · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"13. Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living. 14. The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me."

"15. It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17. Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 18. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold."

"20. Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding? 21. Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens." (Job 28:13-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"13. Man doesn’t know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living. 14. The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’"

"15. It can’t be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price. 16. It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17. Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 18. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold."

"20. Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding? 21. Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky." (Job 28:13-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"13. Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. 14. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me."

"15. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. ^{It: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it} 16. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. ^{jewels: or, vessels of} 18. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. ^{coral: or, Ramoth} 19. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold."

"20. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21. Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. ^{air: or, heaven}" (Job 28:13-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"13. Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living. 14. The deep hath said, 'It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.'"

"15. Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed, its price. 16. It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire, 17. Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold. 18. Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies. 19. Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued."

"20. And the wisdom, whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? 21. It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden." (Job 28:13-21, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G0487 - antallagma

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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