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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the <i>gold</i> of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the <i>gold</i> of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And put <i>your</i> gold in the dust, And <i>the gold of</i> Ophir among the stones of the brooks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And place <i>your</i> gold in the dust, And <i>the gold of</i> Ophir among the stones of the brooks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And put <i>your</i> gold in the dust, And <i>the gold of</i> Ophir among the stones of the brooks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And place your gold in the dust, And <i>the gold of</i> Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So get rid of your finest gold, as though it were sand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Throw away your gold; dump your finest gold in the dry stream bed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and throw your gold in the dust--your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />So as to set a defense on the dust, "" And a covering on a rock of the valleys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Place thou gold upon the dust, and the precious ore of the torrents of Ophir.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will give you stone in place of dirt, and torrents of gold in place of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And treat raw gold as dust, the fine gold of Ophir as pebbles in the wadi, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />if you treat gold like dust, and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent-bed,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall lay up silver like dust, and the gold of Ophir as the sand of the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you will accumulate silver as the dust, and the gold of Ophir like the sand of the valley<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And lay thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt lay up for thyself <i>treasure</i> in a heap on the rock; and Sophir <i>shall be</i> as the rock of the torrent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3504" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Eliphaz Exhorts Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: wə·šîṯ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">and consign</a> <a href="/hebrew/1220.htm" title="1220: bā·ṣer (N-ms) -- Precious ore, an ingot. From batsar; strictly a clipping, i.e. Gold.">your gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ā·p̄ār (N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">the dust</a> <a href="/hebrew/211.htm" title="211: ’ō·w·p̄îr (N-proper-fs) -- Or pophiyr; and fowphir; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East.">and the gold of Ophir</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ū·ḇə·ṣūr (Conj-w, Prep:: N-msc) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">to the stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: nə·ḥā·lîm (N-mp) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">of the ravines,</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-15</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a></span><br />In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-10.htm">Proverbs 8:10-11</a></span><br />Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. / For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44-46</a></span><br />The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-16.htm">Proverbs 16:16</a></span><br />How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a></span><br />Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-72.htm">Psalm 119:72</a></span><br />The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-2.htm">Colossians 3:2</a></span><br />Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4-5</a></span><br />Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. / When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a></span><br />so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a></span><br />So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a></span><br />I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.</p><p class="hdg">lay up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a></b></br> And all king Solomon's drinking vessels <i>were of</i> gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon <i>were of</i> pure gold; none <i>were of</i> silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">2 Chronicles 1:5</a></b></br> Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">2 Chronicles 9:10,27</a></b></br> And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones… </p><p class="hdg">as dust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-29.htm">Genesis 10:29</a></b></br> And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these <i>were</i> the sons of Joktan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">1 Kings 9:28</a></b></br> And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought <i>it</i> to king Solomon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a></b></br> Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/job/17-13.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/job/20-17.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/job/13-6.htm">Defence</a> <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/3-15.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/job/22-22.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/job/28-6.htm">Nuggets</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">Ophir</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Ore</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-32.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/job/19-24.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/18-4.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Torrent</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Torrents</a> <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/job/6-15.htm">Valleys</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-5.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/job/28-10.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/job/23-17.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Defence</a> <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/job/23-4.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/job/28-6.htm">Nuggets</a> <a href="/job/28-16.htm">Ophir</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Ore</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Torrent</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Torrents</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Valleys</a><div class="vheading2">Job 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-5.htm">He accuses Job of various sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-21.htm">He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, gold was a symbol of wealth and security. The act of consigning gold to the dust implies a willingness to let go of earthly riches in favor of spiritual riches. This echoes Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>, where He advises storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth. The dust symbolizes the transient nature of material possessions, reminding believers of the eternal value of spiritual wealth.<p><b>and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines</b><br>Ophir is historically known as a region famous for its fine gold, mentioned in <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">2 Chronicles 9:10</a>, where Solomon's ships brought back gold from Ophir. The reference to Ophir highlights the high value and desirability of this gold. By comparing it to the stones of the ravines, the text emphasizes the insignificance of even the most precious earthly treasures when compared to spiritual riches. This imagery serves as a metaphor for the believer's need to re-evaluate what is truly valuable, aligning with the biblical theme of seeking God's kingdom first, as seen in <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In <a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Job 22</a>, Eliphaz is speaking, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and suggesting that Job needs to repent.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/ophir.htm">Ophir</a></b><br>A region famous in biblical times for its wealth and fine gold. The exact location is uncertain, but it is often associated with great riches.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dust_and_stones_of_the_ravines.htm">The Dust and Stones of the Ravines</a></b><br>Symbolic imagery used by Eliphaz to suggest that Job should consider his wealth as worthless compared to the value of righteousness and a right relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_spiritual_wealth.htm">Value of Spiritual Wealth</a></b><br>True wealth is found in a relationship with God and living according to His wisdom. Material wealth is temporary and should not be the focus of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_prioritization.htm">Repentance and Prioritization</a></b><br>Eliphaz's advice, though misguided in its application to Job, reminds us of the importance of examining our priorities and ensuring that our trust is in God, not in material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_trust.htm">Contentment and Trust</a></b><br>Learning to be content with what we have and trusting God for our needs can free us from the anxiety and pressure of accumulating wealth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Keeping an eternal perspective helps us to see the true value of our actions and decisions, encouraging us to invest in what has lasting significance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_confessing_church's_goal.htm">What is Ophir's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ophir's_location_or_voyages_proven.htm">In 1 Kings 9:26–28, Solomon’s fleet sailed to Ophir for gold; does any evidence confirm the location of Ophir or the plausibility of these voyages? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_gold_use_in_2_chron_3_5-6.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5-6 - Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that so much gold was ever used in a single building project?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_2's_boundary_moving_accurate.htm">In Job 24:2, is the reference to moving boundary stones historically accurate, or does it conflict with other accounts of ancient property laws?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">The gold of Ophir.</span>--And, moreover, that the wealth for which he was so famous among the children of the East was the accumulation of iniquity and wrong-doing. The sense probably is, "Put thy treasure on a level with the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks": that is, reckon it of no more value than such stones; do not set thine heart upon it. The situation of Ophir has always been a matter of dispute. Josephus placed it in India (<span class= "ital">Antt. viii.</span> 6<span class= "ital">, </span>? 4), as do some moderns; others suppose it to have been an Indian colony in Southern Arabia, and others have placed it on the east coast of Africa.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust</span>; rather, <span class="accented">then</span> <span class="accented">shalt thou lay thy treasure in the dust</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> hold it in slight esteem, because of its abundance. <span class="cmt_word">And the gold of Ophir</span> (literally, <span class="accented">and Ophir</span>) <span class="cmt_word">shall be to thee as the stones of the brooks</span>, (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-27.htm">2 Chronicles 9:27</a>, "And the king [<span class="accented">i.e.</span> Solomon] made silver in Jerusalem as stones"). "Ophir" stands, no doubt, for untold wealth, being the great gold- producing country (see <a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">1 Kings 9:28</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a>; 1 Chronicles 29:41; <a href="/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-12.htm">Isaiah 13:12</a>). (On its location, see the article on "Ophir," in Smith's 'Dict. of the Bible,' vol 2. pp. 637-652, and compare the comment on Job 28:16.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and consign</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁית־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šîṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your gold</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֑צֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ṣer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1220.htm">Strong's 1220: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly a, clipping, gold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dust</span><br /><span class="heb">עָפָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the gold of Ophir</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹפִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·p̄îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_211.htm">Strong's 211: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ophir -- a son of Joktan, also his descendants, also a region from which gold comes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the stones</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְצ֖וּר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the ravines,</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחָלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-24.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:24 Lay your treasure in the dust (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/22-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 22:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 22:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/22-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 22:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 22:25" /></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="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>