Job 28:19

Job 28:19

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17 Neither ^agold nor crystal can equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for¹ jewelry of fine gold.

18 No mention shall be made of¹ coral or quartz,
For the price of wisdom is above ^arubies.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
Nor can it be valued in pure ^agold.

20 “From^a where then does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living,
And concealed from the birds of the¹ air.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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The topaz of Ethiopia - The country called Cush, which we call Ethiopia, is supposed to be that which extends from the eastern coast of the Red Sea, and stretches towards Lower Egypt. Diodorus Siculus says that the topaz was found in great abundance, as his description intimates, in an island in the Red Sea called Ophiodes, or the isle of serpents, Hist. lib. iii., p. 121. His account is curious, but I greatly doubt its correctness; it seems too much in the form of a legend: yet the reader may consult the place. See also Clarke on Job 28:16 (note).

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