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Job 28:1

Job 28:1
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Surely there is a vein for the silver,.... Silver is mentioned first, not because the most valuable, for gold is preferable to it, as brass is to iron, and yet iron is mentioned first in Job 28:2; but…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Surely there is a vein for silver - Margin, “mine” Coverdale renders this, “There are places where silver is molten.” Prof. Lee renders it, “There is an outlet for the silver,” and supposes it means…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 28:1-11

Here Job shows, 1. What a great way the wit of man may go in diving into the depths of nature and seizing the riches of it, what a great deal of knowledge and wealth men may, by their ingenious and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

surely there is Rather, for there is. The connexion, however, with the preceding is difficult to perceive (see at the end of the chapter).

there is a vein lit. an issueor source. The emphasis falls on…