Job 28:16
Strong's Lexicon
It cannot
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

be valued
תְ֭סֻלֶּה (ṯə·sul·leh)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5541: 1) to make light of, toss aside 1a) (Qal) to make light of 1b) (Piel) to flout, reject 2) to weigh, balance 2a) (Pual) to be weighed

in the gold
בְּכֶ֣תֶם (bə·ḵe·ṯem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3800: 1) gold, pure gold

of Ophir,
אוֹפִ֑יר (’ō·w·p̄îr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 211: Ophir = 'reducing to ashes' 1) eleventh son of Joktan 2) a land or city in southern Arabia in Solomon's trade route where gold evidently was traded for goods 3) characteristic of fine gold 4) fine gold

in precious
יָקָ֣ר (yā·qār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3368: 1) valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid 1a) precious 1a1) costly 1a2) precious, highly valued 1a3) precious stones or jewels 1b) rare 1c) glorious, splendid 1d) weighty, influential

onyx
בְּשֹׁ֖הַם (bə·šō·ham)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7718: 1) a precious stone or gem 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite

or sapphire.
וְסַפִּֽיר׃ (wə·sap·pîr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5601: 1) sapphire, lapis lazuli

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

Young's Literal Translation
It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom cannot  be valued in  the gold of Ophir,  in precious onyx or  sapphire.   

New American Standard Bible
"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

King James Bible
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

New Living Translation
It's worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

English Standard Version
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

New American Standard Bible
"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

King James Bible
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

International Standard Version
It cannot be compared to gold from Ophir, with precious onyx, or with sapphire.

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

American Standard Version
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

English Revised Version
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Young's Literal Translation
It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,
















Cross References
Job 28:15
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

Job 28:17
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

Song of Solomon 5:14
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Isaiah 54:11
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Lamentations 4:7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 28:14
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:18
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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