Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
gold of Ophir—the most precious (See on Job 22:24 and Psalms 45:9).
onyx— (Genesis 2:12). More valued formerly than now. The term is Greek, meaning "thumb nail," from some resemblance in color. The Arabic denotes, of two colors, white preponderating.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 28:16:
1 Chronicles 29:3-4
Ecclesiastes 7:24
Lamentations 4:2
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