The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
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Gill's Exposition
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it,.... Crystal was found in an island of the Red sea, situated before Arabia, called Neron, and in another, which from a gem found in it bears the name of…
Barnes' Notes
The gold and the crystal - A crystal, in chemistry, is an inorganic body which, by the operation of affinity, has assumed the form of a regular solid, terminated by a number of plane and smooth…
Job, having spoken of the wealth of the world, which men put such a value upon and take so much pains for, here comes to speak of another more valuable jewel, and that is, wisdom and understanding,…
Cambridge Bible
and the crystal Probably glass, which was rare and counted precious in ancient times.
cannot equal it The word means to arrange, to set over against, to compare with. The idea here is that gold and…
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