Job 28 · Verse 17

Job 28:17

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

Job 28:17 in other translations

BSBNeither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
WEBGold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
ASVGold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
YLTNot equal it do gold and crystal, Nor is its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
DARBYGold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
BBEGold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
WebsterThe gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

What does Job 28:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. crystal--Or else glass, if then known, very costly. From a root, "to be transparent." jewels--rather, "vessels."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 28:12-19

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 this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which cannot be bought with money. Let that which is most precious in God's account, be so in ours. Job asks after it as one that truly desired to find it, and despaired of finding it any where but in God; any way but by Divine…

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Job 28:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahit will be comparable to itH6186
זָ֭הָבza.hogoldH2091
וּזְכוֹכִ֑יתu.ze.kho.Khitand glassH2137
וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.Tahand [is] exchange itsH8545
כְּלִי\־ke.li-a vessel ofH3627
פָֽז\׃Fazpure goldH6337

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 28:17

  • Revelation 22:1

    And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  • Proverbs 16:16

    How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

  • Revelation 4:6

    And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

  • Ezekiel 1:22

    And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

  • Revelation 21:11

    Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
crystal.
Eze 1:22; Re 4:6; 21:11; 22:1
jewels. or, vessels.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 28:16

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

  • Job 28:17

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

  • Job 28:18

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

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Job 28:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El oro no se le igualará, ni el diamante; ni se trocará por vaso de oro fino.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		On ne peut lui comparer ni l’or ni le verre, ni l’échanger contre un vase d’or fin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gold und Glas kann man ihr nicht gleichstellen, noch sie eintauschen gegen ein Gerät von gediegenem Golde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non adæquabitur ei aurum vel vitrum, nec commutabuntur pro ea vasa auri.