Job 28
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Lutheran reading notes
In Job chapter 28, the wisdom literature continues to explore suffering, divine justice, and faithfulness amid trial. Lutheran interpretation often emphasizes humanity’s limitations and the need to rely on God's grace and promises. The chapter highlights the contrast between human striving and the faithfulness of God.
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Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold {where} they fine {it}. {vein: or, mine}
Job 28:1 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
2
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass {is} molten {out of} the stone. {earth: or, dust}
Job 28:2 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Job 28:3 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; {even the waters} forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
Job 28:4 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{As for} the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
Job 28:5 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The stones of it {are} the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. {dust...: or, gold ore}
Job 28:6 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{There is} a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
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The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
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He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. {rock: or, flint}
Job 28:9 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
Job 28:10 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and {the thing that is} hid bringeth he forth to light. {overflowing: Heb. weeping}
Job 28:11 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But where shall wisdom be found? and where {is} the place of understanding?
Job 28:12 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Job 28:13 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The depth saith, It {is} not in me: and the sea saith, {It is} not with me.
Job 28:14 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed {for} the price thereof. {It...: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it}
Job 28:15 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Job 28:16 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it {shall not be for} jewels of fine gold. {jewels...: or, vessels of}
Job 28:17 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom {is} above rubies. {coral: or, Ramoth}
Job 28:18 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Job 28:19 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Whence then cometh wisdom? and where {is} the place of understanding?
Job 28:20 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. {air: or, heaven}
Job 28:21 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
Job 28:22 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
Job 28:23 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For he looketh to the ends of the earth, {and} seeth under the whole heaven;
Job 28:24 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Job 28:25 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
Job 28:26 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. {declare...: or, number it}
Job 28:27 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that {is} wisdom; and to depart from evil {is} understanding.
Job 28:28 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.