Job 28:7

There is a path which no fowl knoweth,.... A path made by miners to the gold, silver, brass, and iron ores; to the places where gems and precious stones lie; the way to which was never seen, and could…

There is a path which no fowl knoweth - That is, a path in searching for gold and precious stones. The miner treads a way which is unseen by the bird of keenest vision. He penetrates into the deep…

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…

there is a path Rather, that path no eagle knoweth, lit. a path which no eagle&c., the words taking up what is said in Job 28:28, the way to the place of sapphires. The sharp-sighted birds of prey…