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Job 28:1
28:1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, {a} and a place for
gold [where] they fine [it].
(a) His purpose is to declare that man may attain in this
world to various secrets of nature, but man is never
able to comprehend the wisdom of God.
Job 28:3
28:3 He setteth an end to darkness, {b} and searcheth out all
perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of
death.
(b) There is nothing but it is compassed within certain
limits, and has an end, but God's wisdom.
Job 28:4
28:4 The flood breaketh out from the {c} inhabitant; [even the
waters] {d} forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they
are gone away from men.
(c) Meaning, him that dwells by it.
Job 28:5
28:5 [As for] the earth, out of it cometh {e} bread: and under
it is turned up as it were fire.
(e) That is, come and underneath is brimstone or coal,
which easily conceives fire.
Job 28:6
28:6 The stones of it [are] the place {f} of sapphires: and it
hath dust of gold.
(f) He alludes to the mines and secrets of nature, which
are under the earth, into which neither souls nor
beasts can enter.
Job 28:9
28:9 He putteth forth his hand upon the {g} rock; he overturneth
the mountains by the roots.
(g) After he has declared the wisdom of God in the secrets
of nature he describes his power.
Job 28:12
28:12 But where shall wisdom be found? {h} and where [is] the
place of understanding?
(h) Though God's power and wisdom may be understood in
earthly things, yet his heavenly wisdom cannot be
attained to.
Job 28:13
28:13 Man knoweth not {i} the price thereof; neither is it found
in the land of the living.
(i) It is too high a thing for man to attain to in this
world.
Job 28:15
28:15 It cannot be gotten for {k} gold, neither shall silver be
weighed [for] the price thereof.
(k) It can neither be bought for gold nor precious stones,
but is only the gift of God.
Job 28:18
28:18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of {l} pearls: for
the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
(l) Which was thought to be a king of precious stone.
Job 28:21
28:21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept
close from the {m} fowls of the air.
(m) Meaning that there is no natural means by which man
can attain heavenly wisdom: which he means by the
souls, that fly high.
Job 28:23
28:23 God understandeth the {n} way thereof, and he knoweth the
place thereof.
(n) He makes God the only author of this wisdom, and the
giver of it.
Job 28:28
28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the {o} fear of the Lord,
that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is]
understanding.
(o) He declares that man has as much of this heavenly
wisdom as he shows by fearing God and departing from
evil.