Job 28:16 · KJV
“It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.”
— Job 28:16
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}
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}
Job 28 — Context
The depth saith, It {is} not in me: and the sea saith, {It is} not with me.
15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed {for} the price thereof. {It...: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it}
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it {shall not be for} jewels of fine gold. {jewels...: or, vessels of}
18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom {is} above rubies. {coral: or, Ramoth}
Cross References
Ezekiel 28:13
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone {was} thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. {sardius: or, ruby} {beryl: or, chrysolite} {emerald: or, chrysoprase}
Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Psalms 45:9
Kings' daughters {were} among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
1 Chronicles 29:4
{Even} three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses {withal}:
Exodus 28:20
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. {inclosings: Heb. fillings}