geneva@Job:28:1 @ Surely there is a vein for the silver, (note:)His purpose is to declare that man may attain in this world to various secrets of nature, but man is never able to comprehend the wisdom of God.(:note) and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].
geneva@Job:28:2 @ Yron is taken out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
geneva@Job:28:3 @ He setteth an end to darkness, (note:)There is nothing but it is compassed within certain limits, and has an end, but God's wisdom.(:note) and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
geneva@Job:28:4 @ The flood breaketh out from the (note:)Meaning, him that dwells by it.(:note) inhabitant; [even the waters] Which a man cannot wade through. forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
geneva@Job:28:5 @ [As for] the earth, out of it cometh (note:)That is, come and underneath is brimstone or coal, which easily conceives fire.(:note) bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
geneva@Job:28:6 @ The stones of it [are] the place (note:)He alludes to the mines and secrets of nature, which are under the earth, into which neither souls nor beasts can enter.(:note) of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
geneva@Job:28:7 @ There is a path which no foule hath knowen, neyther hath the kites eye seene it.
geneva@Job:28:8 @ The lyons whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed thereby.
geneva@Job:28:9 @ He putteth forth his hand upon the (note:)After he has declared the wisdom of God in the secrets of nature he describes his power.(:note) rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
geneva@Job:28:10 @ He breaketh riuers in the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.
geneva@Job:28:11 @ He bindeth the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he to light.
geneva@Job:28:12 @ But where shall wisdom be found? (note:)Though God's power and wisdom may be understood in earthly things, yet his heavenly wisdom cannot be attained to.(:note) and where [is] the place of understanding?
geneva@Job:28:13 @ Man knoweth not (note:)It is too high a thing for man to attain to in this world.(:note) the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
geneva@Job:28:14 @ The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me.
geneva@Job:28:15 @ It cannot be gotten for (note:)It can neither be bought for gold nor precious stones, but is only the gift of God.(:note) gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof.
geneva@Job:28:16 @ It shall not be valued with the wedge of golde of Ophir, nor with the precious onix, nor the saphir.
geneva@Job:28:17 @ The golde nor the chrystall shall be equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate of fine golde.
geneva@Job:28:18 @ No mention shall be made of coral, or of (note:)Which was thought to be a king of precious stone.(:note) pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
geneva@Job:28:19 @ The Topaz of Ethiopia shal not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold.
geneva@Job:28:20 @ Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,
geneva@Job:28:21 @ Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the (note:)Meaning that there is no natural means by which man can attain heavenly wisdom: which he means by the souls, that fly high.(:note) fowls of the air.
geneva@Job:28:22 @ Destruction and death say, We haue heard the fame thereof with our eares.
geneva@Job:28:23 @ God understandeth the (note:)He makes God the only author of this wisdom, and the giver of it.(:note) way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
geneva@Job:28:24 @ For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and seeth all that is vnder heauen,
geneva@Job:28:25 @ To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure.
geneva@Job:28:26 @ When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightening of the thunders,
geneva@Job:28:27 @ Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it.
geneva@Job:28:28 @ And unto man he said, Behold, the (note:)He declares that man has as much of this heavenly wisdom as he shows by fearing God and departing from evil.(:note) fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
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geneva@Job:28:1 @ Surely there is a vein for the silver, (note:)His purpose is to declare that man may attain in this world to various secrets of nature, but man is never able to comprehend the wisdom of God.(:note) and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].
geneva@Job:28:2 @ Yron is taken out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
geneva@Job:28:3 @ He setteth an end to darkness, (note:)There is nothing but it is compassed within certain limits, and has an end, but God's wisdom.(:note) and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
geneva@Job:28:4 @ The flood breaketh out from the (note:)Meaning, him that dwells by it.(:note) inhabitant; [even the waters] Which a man cannot wade through. forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
geneva@Job:28:5 @ [As for] the earth, out of it cometh (note:)That is, come and underneath is brimstone or coal, which easily conceives fire.(:note) bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
geneva@Job:28:6 @ The stones of it [are] the place (note:)He alludes to the mines and secrets of nature, which are under the earth, into which neither souls nor beasts can enter.(:note) of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
geneva@Job:28:7 @ There is a path which no foule hath knowen, neyther hath the kites eye seene it.
geneva@Job:28:8 @ The lyons whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed thereby.
geneva@Job:28:9 @ He putteth forth his hand upon the (note:)After he has declared the wisdom of God in the secrets of nature he describes his power.(:note) rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
geneva@Job:28:10 @ He breaketh riuers in the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.
geneva@Job:28:11 @ He bindeth the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he to light.
geneva@Job:28:12 @ But where shall wisdom be found? (note:)Though God's power and wisdom may be understood in earthly things, yet his heavenly wisdom cannot be attained to.(:note) and where [is] the place of understanding?
geneva@Job:28:13 @ Man knoweth not (note:)It is too high a thing for man to attain to in this world.(:note) the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
geneva@Job:28:14 @ The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me.
geneva@Job:28:15 @ It cannot be gotten for (note:)It can neither be bought for gold nor precious stones, but is only the gift of God.(:note) gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof.
geneva@Job:28:16 @ It shall not be valued with the wedge of golde of Ophir, nor with the precious onix, nor the saphir.
geneva@Job:28:17 @ The golde nor the chrystall shall be equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate of fine golde.
geneva@Job:28:18 @ No mention shall be made of coral, or of (note:)Which was thought to be a king of precious stone.(:note) pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
geneva@Job:28:19 @ The Topaz of Ethiopia shal not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold.
geneva@Job:28:20 @ Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,
geneva@Job:28:21 @ Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the (note:)Meaning that there is no natural means by which man can attain heavenly wisdom: which he means by the souls, that fly high.(:note) fowls of the air.
geneva@Job:28:22 @ Destruction and death say, We haue heard the fame thereof with our eares.
geneva@Job:28:23 @ God understandeth the (note:)He makes God the only author of this wisdom, and the giver of it.(:note) way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
geneva@Job:28:24 @ For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and seeth all that is vnder heauen,
geneva@Job:28:25 @ To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure.
geneva@Job:28:26 @ When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightening of the thunders,
geneva@Job:28:27 @ Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it.
geneva@Job:28:28 @ And unto man he said, Behold, the (note:)He declares that man has as much of this heavenly wisdom as he shows by fearing God and departing from evil.(:note) fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
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