Job 28:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Exod 24:10 : 10 and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.
Job 28:16 : 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Song 5:14 : 14 His hands are [as] rings of gold set with beryl: His body is [as] ivory work overlaid [with] sapphires.
Isa 54:11 : 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
Rev 21:19 : 19 {G2532} The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 28:1-3
3 verses
80%
1Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
2Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
3[ Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Job 28:15-20
6 verses
80%
15It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Gen 2:11-12
2 verses
79%
11The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Job 22:24
78%
24And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
Job 28:5
78%
5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
Job 28:7-10
4 verses
78%
7That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:
8The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.
9He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
Exod 28:17-20
4 verses
75%
17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;
18and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.
Exod 39:10-11
2 verses
72%
10And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;
11and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Ezek 28:13
72%
13You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was in you; in the day that you were created they were prepared.
Lam 4:1
71%
1How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
Exod 25:7
71%
7onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
Isa 54:11-12
2 verses
71%
11O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
12And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.
Prov 20:15
71%
15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Deut 33:15
71%
15And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
Deut 8:9
71%
9a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.
Rev 21:18-20
3 verses
71%
18And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.
19{G2532} The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
Ps 102:14
70%
14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.
Job 28:12-13
2 verses
70%
12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
Exod 39:13
70%
13and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jaspar: they were inclosed in inclosings of gold in their settings.
Song 5:14
70%
14His hands are [as] rings of gold set with beryl: His body is [as] ivory work overlaid [with] sapphires.
Job 14:18
70%
18But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed out of its place;
Job 30:6
70%
6So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
2 Chr 3:6
70%
6And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Jer 10:9
70%
9There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.
Exod 35:9
69%
9and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
Prov 3:14
69%
14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
Exod 35:27
69%
27And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
Prov 8:11
68%
11For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Job 38:38
68%
38When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?