Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Surely there are mines for silver and places where gold is refined.
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.
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.
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 are mines for silver and places where gold is refined. 2 Iron is taken from the ground; and copper is smelted from ore.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 2:11-12
The name of the first one is Pishon it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Genesis 23:15
"Sir, listen to me! The land is worth 400 shekels of silver, but what's that between us? You may bury your dead."
Genesis 24:22
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a half shekel and two bracelets for her wrists, weighing 10 shekels and presented them to her.
1 Kings 7:48-50
Solomon made all the furnishings that were placed in the LORD's Temple, including the golden altar and the golden table on which the bread of the Presence was placed,
1 Kings 10:21
All of King Solomon's drinking vessels were made of gold, and all the vessels in his palace in the Lebanon forest were made of pure gold. None were of silver, because silver was never considered to be valuable during Solomon's lifetime,
1 Chronicles 29:2-5
To the extent that I have been able to do so, I have provided supplies for the Temple of my God, including gold for what is to be made of gold, silver for what is to be made of silver, bronze for what is to be made of bronze, iron for what is to be made of iron, wood for what is to be made of wood, and great quantities of onyx, precious stones, antimony, colored stones, all types of other semi-precious stones, and plenty of marble.
Psalm 12:6
The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.
Proverbs 17:3
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold but the LORD assays hearts.
Proverbs 27:21
As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man.
Isaiah 48:10
Look, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring that surviving third through, testing them as if through fire, purifying them like silver, assaying them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "This is my people,' and they will say, "The LORD is my God.'"
Malachi 3:2-3
But who will survive the day when he comes? Or who can stand when he appears? Because he's like a refiner's fire and a launderer's soap,
1 Peter 1:7
so that your genuine faith, which is more valuable than gold that perishes when tested by fire, may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus, the Messiah, is revealed.