Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
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.
A Conservative Version
Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
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.
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 Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 2:11-12
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.
Genesis 23:15
My lord, give ear to me: the value of the land is four hundred shekels; what is that between me and you? so put your dead to rest there.
Genesis 24:22
And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;
1 Kings 7:48-50
And Solomon had all the vessels made for use in the house of the Lord: the altar of gold and the gold table on which the holy bread was placed;
1 Kings 10:21
And all King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold; not one was of silver, for no one gave a thought to silver in the days of King Solomon.
1 Chronicles 29:2-5
Now as far as I am able, I have made ready what is needed for the house of my God; the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the silver things, and the brass for the brass things, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; beryls and jewels to be framed, and stones of different colours for ornament; all sorts of stones of great price, and polished building-stone, as much as is needed and more.
Psalm 12:6
The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.
Proverbs 17:3
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Proverbs 27:21
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
Isaiah 48:10
See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
Malachi 3:2-3
But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.
1 Peter 1:7
So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ: