Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

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WEBBE

The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.

BSB

Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

KJV

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

ASV

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

BBE

The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–19

Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all the riches in this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which cannot be bought with money. Let that which is most precious in God's account, be so in ours. Job asks after it as one that truly desired to find it, and despaired of finding it any where but in God; any way but by Divine revelation. (Job 28:20-28)

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