Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
New American Standard Bible
And a place
King James Version
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
Holman Bible
and a place where gold is refined.
International Standard Version
"Surely there are mines for silver and places where gold is refined.
American Standard Version
Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
Amplified
And a place where they refine gold.
Bible in Basic English
Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
Darby Translation
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine;
Julia Smith Translation
For there is a going forth for silver, and a place for gold they will purify it
King James 2000
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they refine it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Indeed, there is a mine for silver and a place {for gold to be refined}.
Modern King James verseion
Surely there is a mine for the silver, and a place where they refine gold.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There are places were silver is molten, and where gold is tried;
NET Bible
"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.
New Heart English Bible
"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
The Emphasized Bible
Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;
Webster
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
World English Bible
"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
Youngs Literal Translation
Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;
Themes
Interlinear
Mowtsa'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 28:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Discourse On Wisdom
1 Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is molten out of the stone.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 2:11-12
The name of the first is Pishon. That is it which encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Genesis 23:15
My lord, hearken to me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? Therefore bury thy dead.
Genesis 24:22
And it came to pass, as the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
1 Kings 7:48-50
And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of LORD: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold,
1 Kings 10:21
And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; it was accounted of nothing in the days of Solomon.
1 Chronicles 29:2-5
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for th
Psalm 12:6
The words of LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, purified seven times.
Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but LORD tries the hearts.
Proverbs 27:21
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.
Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver. I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i
Malachi 3:2-3
But who can abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.
1 Peter 1:7
so that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perishes, and though proven by fire, may be found for praise and esteem and for glory at the revealing of Jesus Christ.