The Meaning of Job 28:15 Explained

Job 28:15

KJV: It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

YLT: Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed -- its price.

Darby: Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.

ASV: It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

Discover Job 28:15

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 28:15?

MEANING: What does Job 28:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 28:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 28:15?

What is the context of Job 28:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof.

What does Job 28:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 28:1-28 - The Pearl Of Great Price

A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age. Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures of the earth, Job 28:1-12. This paragraph should be read in the r.v. The shaft into the earth, the miner's exile from the cheerful haunts of human life, his exposure to dangers from foul air, water, and the falling-in of the mine, the binding up of the streams, are vividly portrayed. But the miner perseveres through all till he obtains his golden spoil. Would that we were as persistent in our quest for the knowledge of God! Paul was a great miner; he went down into caverns of pain and sorrow, that he might bring to light the treasures of God's wisdom and love.

Only God knows God, Job 28:23. In the depths of His nature, dark with excess of light but hidden from the falcon's eye of human genius, are both knowledge and understanding. He waits to reveal these things to babes, saying, "Fear God, and you will be wise. Depart from evil, and you will understand," Job 28:28. Christ is the Word and the Wisdom of God, 1 Corinthians 1:24. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 28

¹ There is a knowledge of natural things
¹² But wisdom is an excellent gift of God

What do the individual words in Job 28:15 mean?

Cannot it be purchased gold for gold nor can be weighed silver [for] its price

לֹא־ יֻתַּ֣ן סְג֣וֹר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ

לֹא־	Cannot
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יֻתַּ֣ן	it be purchased
Parse: Verb, QalPass, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
סְג֣וֹר	gold
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: סְגֹור Sense: enclosure, encasement, fine gold.
תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ	for gold
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular Root: מִתְחָה Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
וְלֹ֥א	nor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל	can be weighed
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁקַל Sense: to weigh, weigh out, pay out.
כֶּ֣סֶף	silver
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כֶּסֶף Sense: silver, money.
מְחִירָֽהּ	[for] its price
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: מְחִיר Sense: price, hire.

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