Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Silver

Uphaz

Are all

Bible References

Silver

Jeremiah 10:4
With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble.

Tarshish

1 Kings 10:22
for a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the navy of Tarshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Ezekiel 27:12
Tarshish is thy merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For silver, iron, tin, and lead, They have given out thy remnants.

Uphaz

Daniel 10:5
and I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain one clothed in linen, and his loins girt with pure gold of Uphaz,

Are all

Psalm 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, work of man's hands,

General references

Exodus 20:4
Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth.
Exodus 32:3
and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which are in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,
Isaiah 40:19
The graven image poured out hath a artisan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.
Ezekiel 27:12
Tarshish is thy merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For silver, iron, tin, and lead, They have given out thy remnants.