Job 28:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 45:9 : 9 Princesses are among your honored women, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.
  • Isa 13:12 : 12 I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.
  • Ezek 28:13 : 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. On the day you were created they were prepared.
  • Exod 28:20 : 20 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings.
  • 1 Chr 29:4 : 4 This includes 3,000 talents of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

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    12No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

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    15There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

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    24and throw your gold in the dust– your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines–

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