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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The gold of Ophir - Uniformly spoken of as the most precious gold; see the notes at (Job 22:24).

With the precious ony…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir
Which is often spoken of in Scripture as choice gold, if not the best; (<…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all the riches in thi…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Since the author had shown that all precious things found in physical bodies are contained in specific places—which, though unknown to men, are sti…

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