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The deep says, `It isn`t in me.` The sea says, `It isn`t with me.`
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Wisdom Is Not Found on Earth
Commentators explain that this verse uses beautiful personification, giving a voice to the deep ocean and the sea. Their message is clear: true wisdom is not a physical treasure that can be discovered by exploring the deepest parts of the earth or sea. No amount of human effort or exploration can uncover it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The depth says - This is a beautiful personification. The object of this verse and the following is to show that wisdom cannot be found in t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The depth saith, it [is] not in me That is, the deep places of the earth, that are dug in it, the mines, and the lik…
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
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…
