Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Place thou gold upon the dust, and the precious ore of the torrents of Ophir.
New American Standard Bible
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
King James Version
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Holman Bible
the gold of Ophir
International Standard Version
Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed,
A Conservative Version
Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and [the gold of] Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
American Standard Version
And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
Amplified
And place your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value],
Bible in Basic English
And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;
Darby Translation
And put the precious ore with the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
King James 2000
Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and [if you] put gold ore in [the] dust, and [the] gold of Ophir in [the] rock of wadis,
Modern King James verseion
Then you shall lay up gold like dust, and among the rock of the torrents of Ophir.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He shall give thee a harvest, which in plenty and abundance shall exceed the dust of the earth, and the gold of Ophir like river stones.
NET Bible
and throw your gold in the dust -- your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines --
New Heart English Bible
Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
The Emphasized Bible
Then lay up, in the dust, precious ore, and, among the stones of the torrent-beds, fine gold:
Webster
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
World English Bible
Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
Youngs Literal Translation
So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 22:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Third Speech
23 If thou wilt turn back even to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt remove iniquity far off from thy tent 24 Place thou gold upon the dust, and the precious ore of the torrents of Ophir. 25 And the Almighty was thy gold and silver of labors to thee.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:28
And they will come to Ophir, and take gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring to king Solomon.
Genesis 10:29
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these the sons of Joktan.
1 Kings 10:21
And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon, gold, and every vessel of the house of the forest of Lebanon, gold shut up; nothing silver: it was not reckoned in the days of Solomon for any thing.
1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat built ships of Thar-shish to go to Ophrah for gold: and it went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.
2 Chronicles 1:5
And the altar of brass which Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, made, he set before the dwelling of Jehovah: and Solomon and the convocation will seek it
2 Chronicles 9:10
And also the servants of Huram; and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, brought almug trees and precious stone.
2 Chronicles 9:27
And the king will give silver as stones in Jerusalem, and he gave cedars as sycamore trees in the low country, for multitude.
Job 31:25
If I shall rejoice because of the Multitude of my riches, and because my hand found much;
Psalm 45:9
King's daughters among thy beautiful ones: the queen stood at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man precious above pure gold, and a man above the gold of Ophir.