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Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
Job 28:19 · World English Bible
Job 28:19 in other translations
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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In context
16 It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
22 Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
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