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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><link rel="canonical" href="https://bibleapps.com/erv/job/28.htm"><title>Job 28 ERV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../bible.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="112" scrolling="no" src="../top.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="54" scrolling="no" src="../../nav1/job/28.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="54" scrolling="no" src="../../nav2/job/28-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../../menu.htm" width="100%" height="50" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/27.htm" title="Job 27">◄</a> Job 28 <a href="../job/29.htm" title="Job 29">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top">English Revised Version</tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">The Earth's Treasures</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot that passeth by; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.</p> <p class="hdg">Wisdom an Excellent Gift of God</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The deep saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Gold and glass cannot equal it: neither shall the exchange thereof be jewels of fine gold.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumour thereof with our ears.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>To make a weight for the wind; yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/28-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version<span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://bereanbible.com/">Berean Study Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://bibleapps.com">BibleApps.com</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="../../leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="../../left.png"' title="Job 27"><img src="../../left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="../../rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="../../right.png"' title="Job 29"><img src="../../right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="../../botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="../../botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="../../botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="../../botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="../../botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="../../botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="../../botmenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>