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Job 28:16

Context

28:16 It cannot be measured out for purchase 1  with the gold of Ophir,

with precious onyx 2  or sapphires.

Job 28:19

Context

28:19 The topaz of Cush 3  cannot be compared with it;

it cannot be purchased with pure gold.

1 tn The word actually means “weighed,” that is, lifted up on the scale and weighed, in order to purchase.

2 tn The exact identification of these stones is uncertain. Many recent English translations, however, have “onyx” and “sapphires.”

3 tn Or “Ethiopia.” In ancient times this referred to the region of the upper Nile, rather than modern Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia).



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