Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Gold » Found in the earth
And a place where they refine gold.
“Its stones are the bed of sapphires;
It holds dust of gold.
Metals » Dug out of the earth
“Its stones are the bed of sapphires;
It holds dust of gold.
Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold where they refine it. Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the stone ore.
Precious stones » Dug out of the earth
As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath [its surface, down deep in the mine] there is blasting, turning it up as by fire. Its stones are the bed of sapphires; it holds dust of gold [which he wins].
Sapphire » A precious stone
“You were in
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your
Was in you.
They were prepared
On the day that you were created.
“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
“Its stones are the bed of sapphires;
It holds dust of gold.
“It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir,
In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.