Job 28

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:4

Job 28:4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. Ver. 4. The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant ] Broughton rendereth it, from the spring. Others, Erumpit fluvius iuxta accolam, A river breaketh out near to the inhabitant; that is, to the miner, who is forced to leave the place, till by buckets, wheels, and other fit devices, the pits be cleared, so that they may start working again. Illae ergo... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:5

Job 28:5 [As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. Ver. 5. As for the earth, out of it cometh bread ] That is, grain. Alma Tellus, plentifully yieldeth those precious fruits of hers, as they are called, James 5:11 , Fertilis et ferax (Vatab.). These fruits lie hidden in the seed for a season; and so doth likewise fire in the flint (whereof some understand the following words), yet are they brought at length into the light. And under it is turned... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:6

Job 28:6 The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. Ver. 6. The stones of it are the place of sapphires ] Which are excellent stones, and, therefore, here joined with gold, Quod punctis aureis collucant, because they shine with golden sparklings. Exodus 24:10 , the Sanhedrim "saw the God of Israel, and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone," &c. To show, saith one, that God had now changed their condition, their bricks made in... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:7

Job 28:7 [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen: Ver. 7. There is a path which no fowl knoweth ] That is, say some, those places where this gold lieth are so barren, as they bring forth nothing else but gold, nothing for fowls to feed upon, no, not discernible by the eye of the vulture, which excelleth in seeing afar off, and smelleth out his prey at a very great distance (Albert. Dionys. Aquin.). But men make their ways even here, to dig and find... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:8

Job 28:8 The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. Ver. 8. The lion’s whelps have not trodden it] Heb. The children of pride, see Job 41:34 that is, saith Vatablus, belluae truces et immanes, fierce and cruel creatures, which yet pass through mountains and valleys and vast forests, but come not under ground, where these metals are; that is no part of their walk. Where the Vulgate had, his filii institorum here, Sons of the hucksters, Mercer cannot imagine, and... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:9

Job 28:9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. Ver. 9. He putteth forth his hand upon the rock ] "He," that is, mortal man, the miner, Job 28:4 (not God, as Mercer would have it), "putteth forth his hand"; sc. to dig down these rocks, that he may come at that treasure, and make himself master of that spoil that is hidden in their entrails. Nil tam difficile est, quod non sollertia vincit. Alexander the Great being asked, How he so soon overran... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:10

Job 28:10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. Ver. 10. He cutteth out rivers among the rocks ] i.e. By cleaving hardest rocks, he draws in store of water to wash the inward parts of the earth, that he may see what gold lieth hidden there; as also, to wash and purge his metals, which require much washing. This is the work of his hands. And then for his eye, and as a reward of his labour (for the diligent hand maketh rich, Proverbs 10:4 , and in all... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:11

Job 28:11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the thing that is] hid bringeth he forth to light. Ver. 11. He bindeth the floods from overflowing ] Heb. From weeping; that is (by an elegant metaphor), from distilling and dropping, as those underground waters use to do; but the miner bindeth them; that is, he dammeth them up, and diverteth them, that they may not fall into his pit and mar his work. Thus he removes all blocks, and devours all difficulties, and all for a little pelf,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:12

Job 28:12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding? Ver. 12. But where shall wisdom be found? ] Here is now the other part of the antithesis, and the second part of the chapter, which is not as hard as the former was. Wisdom is either natural or spiritual, 1 Corinthians 2:11-15 , earthly or heavenly, Jam 3:15 The wisdom here inquired after is supernal and supernatural; such as can neither be found upon the earth or dug out of it; such as cannot be fathomed or... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:13

Job 28:13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. Ver. 13. Man kaoweth not the price thereof ] Or, the order thereof, in what manner and method God proceedeth; no, though in other things he knew as much as Homer did, of whom one saith that he was πανσοφος, και παντα τα ανθρωπεια επισταμενος , a man that knew all human affairs; or as Aristotle did, whom some have called an eagle fallen from the clouds; or as Jerome, quem nullum scibile latuit, who knew... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:5

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:6

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:7

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:8

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:9

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:10

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:11

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:12

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 28:13

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