Job 28 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 29

¹Job again took up his parable, and said,

KJVMoreover Job^H347 continued^H3254^(H8686)^H5375^(H8800) his parable^H4912, and said^H559^(H8799),

² “Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;

KJVOh that^H5414^(H8799) I were as in months^H3391 past^H6924, as in the days^H3117 when God^H433 preserved^H8104^(H8799) me;

³ when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

KJVWhen his candle^H5216 shined^H1984^(H8800) upon my head^H7218, and when by his light^H216 I walked^H3212^(H8799) through darkness^H2822;

⁴ as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

KJVAs I was in the days^H3117 of my youth^H2779, when the secret^H5475 of God^H433 was upon my tabernacle^H168;

⁵ when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,

KJVWhen the Almighty^H7706 was yet with me, when my children^H5288 were about^H5439 me;

⁶ when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,

KJVWhen I washed^H7364^(H8800) my steps^H1978 with butter^H2529, and the rock^H6697 poured me out^H6694^(H8799) rivers^H6388 of oil^H8081;

⁷ when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

KJVWhen I went out^H3318^(H8800) to the gate^H8179 through the city^H7176, when I prepared^H3559^(H8686) my seat^H4186 in the street^H7339!

⁸ The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.

KJVThe young men^H5288 saw^H7200^(H8804) me, and hid^H2244^(H8738) themselves: and the aged^H3453 arose^H6965^(H8804), and stood up^H5975^(H8804).

⁹ The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

KJVThe princes^H8269 refrained^H6113^(H8804) talking^H4405, and laid^H7760^(H8799) their hand^H3709 on their mouth^H6310.

¹⁰ The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

KJVThe nobles^H5057 held^H2244^(H8738) their peace^H6963, and their tongue^H3956 cleaved^H1692^(H8804) to the roof of their mouth^H2441.

¹¹ For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,

KJVWhen the ear^H241 heard^H8085^(H8804) me, then it blessed^H833^(H8762) me; and when the eye^H5869 saw^H7200^(H8804) me, it gave witness^H5749^(H8686) to me:

¹² because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,

KJVBecause I delivered^H4422^(H8762) the poor^H6041 that cried^H7768^(H8764), and the fatherless^H3490, and him that had none to help^H5826^(H8802) him.

¹³ the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

KJVThe blessing^H1293 of him that was ready to perish^H6^(H8802) came^H935^(H8799) upon me: and I caused the widow's^H490 heart^H3820 to sing for joy^H7442^(H8686).

¹⁴ I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

KJVI put^H3847^(H8804) on righteousness^H6664, and it clothed^H3847^(H8799) me: my judgment^H4941 was as a robe^H4598 and a diadem^H6797.

¹⁵ I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.

KJVI was eyes^H5869 to the blind^H5787, and feet^H7272 was I to the lame^H6455.

¹⁶ I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.

KJVI was a father^H1 to the poor^H34: and the cause^H7379 which I knew^H3045^(H8804) not I searched out^H2713^(H8799).

¹⁷ I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

KJVAnd I brake^H7665^(H8762) the jaws^H4973 of the wicked^H5767, and plucked^H7993^(H8686) the spoil^H2964 out of his teeth^H8127.

¹⁸ Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.

KJVThen I said^H559^(H8799), I shall die^H1478^(H8799) in my nest^H7064, and I shall multiply^H7235^(H8686) my days^H3117 as the sand^H2344.

¹⁹ My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

KJVMy root^H8328 was spread out^H6605^(H8803) by the waters^H4325, and the dew^H2919 lay all night^H3885^(H8799) upon my branch^H7105.

²⁰ My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’

KJVMy glory^H3519 was fresh^H2319 in me^H5978, and my bow^H7198 was renewed^H2498^(H8686) in my hand^H3027.

²¹ “Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

KJVUnto me men gave ear^H8085^(H8804), and waited^H3176^(H8765), and kept silence^H1826^(H8799) at^H3926 my counsel^H6098.

²² After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.

KJVAfter^H310 my words^H1697 they spake not again^H8138^(H8799); and my speech^H4405 dropped^H5197^(H8799) upon them.

²³ They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

KJVAnd they waited^H3176^(H8765) for me as for the rain^H4306; and they opened^H6473^(H8804) their mouth^H6310 wide as for the latter rain^H4456.

²⁴ I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.

KJVIf I laughed^H7832^(H8799) on them, they believed^H539^(H8686) it not; and the light^H216 of my countenance^H6440 they cast not down^H5307^(H8686).

²⁵ I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

KJVI chose^H977^(H8799) out their way^H1870, and sat^H3427^(H8799) chief^H7218, and dwelt^H7931^(H8799) as a king^H4428 in the army^H1416, as one that comforteth^H5162^(H8762) the mourners^H57.

WEB·Job 28

¹“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.

KJVSurely^H3426 there is a vein^H4161 for the silver^H3701, and a place^H4725 for gold^H2091 where they fine^H2212^(H8799) it.

² Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.

KJVIron^H1270 is taken^H3947^(H8714) out of the earth^H6083, and brass^H5154 is molten^H6694^(H8799) out of the stone^H68.

³ Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

KJVHe setteth^H7760^(H8804) an end^H7093 to darkness^H2822, and searcheth out^H2713^(H8802) all perfection^H8503: the stones^H68 of darkness^H652, and the shadow of death^H6757.

⁴ He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.

KJVThe flood^H5158 breaketh out^H6555^(H8804) from the inhabitant^H1481^(H8802); even the waters forgotten^H7911^(H8737) of the foot^H7272: they are dried up^H1809^(H8804), they are gone away^H5128^(H8804) from men^H582.

⁵ As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

KJVAs for the earth^H776, out of it cometh^H3318^(H8799) bread^H3899: and under it is turned up^H2015^(H8738) as it were fire^H784.

⁶ Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.

KJVThe stones^H68 of it are the place^H4725 of sapphires^H5601: and it hath dust^H6083 of gold^H2091.

⁷ That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.

KJVThere is a path^H5410 which no fowl^H5861 knoweth^H3045^(H8804), and which the vulture's^H344 eye^H5869 hath not seen^H7805^(H8804):

⁸ The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.

KJVThe lion's^H7830 whelps^H1121 have not trodden^H1869^(H8689) it, nor the fierce lion^H7826 passed^H5710^(H8804) by it.

⁹ He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.

KJVHe putteth forth^H7971^(H8804) his hand^H3027 upon the rock^H2496; he overturneth^H2015^(H8804) the mountains^H2022 by the roots^H8328.

¹⁰ He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.

KJVHe cutteth out^H1234^(H8765) rivers^H2975 among the rocks^H6697; and his eye^H5869 seeth^H7200^(H8804) every precious thing^H3366.

¹¹ He binds the streams that they don’t trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings out to light.

KJVHe bindeth^H2280^(H8765) the floods^H5104 from overflowing^H1065; and the thing that is hid^H8587 bringeth he forth^H3318^(H8686) to light^H216.

¹² “But where will wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

KJVBut where^H370 shall wisdom^H2451 be found^H4672^(H8735)? and where is the place^H4725 of understanding^H998?

¹³ Man doesn’t know its price, and it isn’t found in the land of the living.

KJVMan^H582 knoweth^H3045^(H8804) not the price^H6187 thereof; neither is it found^H4672^(H8735) in the land^H776 of the living^H2416.

¹⁴ The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’

KJVThe depth^H8415 saith^H559^(H8804), It is not in me: and the sea^H3220 saith^H559^(H8804), It is not with me.

¹⁵ It can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price.

KJVIt cannot be gotten^H5414^(H8714) for gold^H5458, neither shall silver^H3701 be weighed^H8254^(H8735) for the price^H4242 thereof.

¹⁶ It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

KJVIt cannot be valued^H5541^(H8792) with the gold^H3800 of Ophir^H211, with the precious^H3368 onyx^H7718, or the sapphire^H5601.

¹⁷ Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

KJVThe gold^H2091 and the crystal^H2137 cannot equal^H6186^(H8799) it: and the exchange^H8545 of it shall not be for jewels^H3627 of fine gold^H6337.

¹⁸ No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

KJVNo mention^H2142^(H8735) shall be made of coral^H7215, or of pearls^H1378: for the price^H4901 of wisdom^H2451 is above rubies^H6443.

¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.

KJVThe topaz^H6357 of Ethiopia^H3568 shall not equal^H6186^(H8799) it, neither shall it be valued^H5541^(H8792) with pure^H2889 gold^H3800.

²⁰ Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

KJVWhence^H370 then cometh^H935^(H8799) wisdom^H2451? and where is the place^H4725 of understanding^H998?

²¹ Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.

KJVSeeing it is hid^H5956^(H8738) from the eyes^H5869 of all living^H2416, and kept close^H5641^(H8738) from the fowls^H5775 of the air^H8064.

²² Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’

KJVDestruction^H11 and death^H4194 say^H559^(H8804), We have heard^H8085^(H8804) the fame^H8088 thereof with our ears^H241.

²³ “God understands its way, and he knows its place.

KJVGod^H430 understandeth^H995^(H8689) the way^H1870 thereof, and he knoweth^H3045^(H8804) the place^H4725 thereof.

²⁴ For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.

KJVFor he looketh^H5027^(H8686) to the ends^H7098 of the earth^H776, and seeth^H7200^(H8799) under the whole heaven^H8064;

²⁵ He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.

KJVTo make^H6213^(H8800) the weight^H4948 for the winds^H7307; and he weigheth^H8505^(H8765) the waters^H4325 by measure^H4060.

²⁶ When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder,

KJVWhen he made^H6213^(H8800) a decree^H2706 for the rain^H4306, and a way^H1870 for the lightning^H2385 of the thunder^H6963:

²⁷ then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.

KJVThen did he see^H7200^(H8804) it, and declare^H5608^(H8762) it; he prepared^H3559^(H8689) it, yea, and searched it out^H2713^(H8804).

²⁸ To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”

KJVAnd unto man^H120 he said^H559^(H8799), Behold, the fear^H3374 of the Lord^H136, that is wisdom^H2451; and to depart^H5493^(H8800) from evil^H7451 is understanding^H998.

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