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Job 28:16
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Job 28:16
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It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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Job 28:16 in Other Translations
KJV
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It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
ESV
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It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
NLT
16
It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
MSG
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Even famous Ophir gold can't buy it, not even diamonds and sapphires.
CSB
16
Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
Job 28:16 In-Context
14
The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15
It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16
It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
18
Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
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S
Genesis 10:29
2.
S ver 6; S
Exodus 24:10
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