Job 28

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:3

Job 28:3. He setteth an end to darkness— He hath set, or, an end is set to darkness, and an extremity to all, or, to the universe. He (meaning man, that audacious creature) searcheth out the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. He digs into another world, as it were, for gold and precious stones. תכלית taklith, as well as קצ ketz, signifies the end, the border, and extremity of any thing; and the extremity of all, or the universe, I apprehend to mean the same-horizontal circle which... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:4

Job 28:4. The flood breaketh out— The author here gives us another instance of the daring spirit and ingenuity of mankind; how they cross the broad rivers and arms of the sea for commerce, where there is no path for the foot of man; where they lessen to the sight, and are tossed upon the waves. The verse may be literally translated thus: The flood interrupts from the stranger; forgotten of the foot, they appear less than men; they are tossed. If we were to see such a passage in Pindar, I am... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:5

Job 28:5. As for the earth, out of it, &c.— By means of it. Heath; who thinks that the latter part of the verse refers to the bituminous sulphureous countries in the east; the subversion of which produced the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; though it seems probable that the meaning is more general. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:7

Job 28:7. There is a path which no fowl knoweth— As for his path, the eagle knoweth it not: the eye of the vulture hath not pierced it. Heath. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:12-21

Job 28:12-21. But where shall wisdom be found?— Job continues to give further instances of the daring and yet successful attempts of mankind, to provide themselves with every necessary and conveniency of life; such as corn for bread; (Job 28:5.) fountains of water in the dry places, where they are wanted, cut out of the hard rock; (Job 28:10.) and rapid rivers restrained within their channels to prevent the mischiefs of their overflow: Job 28:11. To which he adds again gold and sapphires, and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:22

Job 28:22. Destruction and death say, &c.— In this and the following verses we have an answer to the great question, "Whence cometh wisdom?" But it opens to us by degrees. Destruction and death say, we have heard the same thereof with our ears. Destruction and death mean the dead: the metonymy is easy, and gives a clear and natural sense to the passage. He had just before told us, that wisdom and her place were hid from the eyes of all the living, and, therefore, where should we go to seek... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:23-28

Job 28:23-28. God understandeth the way thereof— Job having observed, that the generations of men who had lived in former ages had said, concerning wisdom, we have heard the fame thereof with our ears, adds, that tradition had delivered to them some further particulars respecting this important subject; as, that God alone (Job 28:23.) understands the way thereof, and knoweth the place thereof; for his knowledge reacheth to all things and places, Job 28:24. For he looketh to the ends of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 28

CHAPTER 28 :-. JOB'S SPEECH CONTINUED. In the twenty-seventh chapter Job had tacitly admitted that the statement of the friends was often true, that God vindicated His justice by punishing the wicked here; but still the affliction of the godly remained unexplained. Man has, by skill, brought the precious metals from their concealment. But the Divine Wisdom, which governs human affairs, he cannot similarly discover ( :-, c.). However, the image from the same metals ( :-) implies Job has made... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 28:1

1. vein—a mine, from which it goes forth, Hebrew, "is dug." place for gold—a place where gold may be found, which men refine. Not as English Version, "A place—where," ( :-). Contrasted with gold found in the bed and sand of rivers, which does not need refining; as the gold dug from a mine does. Golden ornaments have been found in Egypt, of the times of Joseph. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 28:2

2. brass—that is, copper; for brass is a mixed metal of copper and zinc, of modern invention. Iron is less easily discovered, and wrought, than copper; therefore copper was in common use long before iron. Copper-stone is called "cadmium" by PLINY [Natural History, 34:1; 36:21]. Iron is fitly said to be taken out of the "earth" (dust), for ore looks like mere earth. read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:12-21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 28:23-28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 28:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 28:2

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