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Complete Jewish Bible

Job 28:14

The deep says, ‘It isn't in me,' and the sea says, ‘It isn't with me.'

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Readings, Select;   Wisdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Call, Divine;   God's;   Wisdom;   Wisdom-Folly;   The Topic Concordance - Wisdom;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Wise, Wisdom;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Coral;   God;   Job, the Book of;   Silver;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mining and Metals;   Wisdom;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Winter ;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Coral;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 30;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The ocean depths say, “It’s not in me,”while the sea declares, “I don’t have it.”
Hebrew Names Version
The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.'
King James Version
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
English Standard Version
The deep says, ‘It is not in me,' and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.'
New Century Version
The deep ocean says, ‘It's not in me;' the sea says, ‘It's not in me.'
New English Translation
The deep says, ‘It is not with me.' And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.'
Amplified Bible
"The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
New American Standard Bible
"The ocean depth says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
World English Bible
The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me.
Legacy Standard Bible
The deep says, ‘It is not in me';And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.'
Berean Standard Bible
The ocean depths say, 'It is not in me,' while the sea declares, 'It is not with me.'
Contemporary English Version
Nor can it be discovered in the deepest sea.
Darby Translation
The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Easy-to-Read Version
The deep ocean says, ‘It's not here with me.' The sea says, ‘It's not here with me.'
George Lamsa Translation
The depth says, It is not in me, and the sea says, It is not with me.
Good News Translation
The depths of the oceans and seas Say that wisdom is not found there.
Lexham English Bible
The deep says, ‘It is not in me,' and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.'
Literal Translation
The deep says, It is not in me; and the sea says, It is not with me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The depe sayeth: she is not in me. The see sayeth: she is not with me.
American Standard Version
The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
Bible in Basic English
The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The deep saith: 'It is not in me'; and the sea saith: 'It is not with me.'
King James Version (1611)
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The deepe sayth, She is not in me: the sea sayth, She is not with me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The depth said, It is not in me: and the sea said, It is not with me.
English Revised Version
The deep saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The depthe of watris seith, It is not in me; and the see spekith, It is not with me.
Update Bible Version
The deep says, It is not in me; And the sea says, It is not with me.
Webster's Bible Translation
The depth saith, It [is] not in me: and the sea saith, [It is] not with me.
New King James Version
The deep says, "It is not in me'; And the sea says, "It is not with me.'
New Living Translation
‘It is not here,' says the ocean. ‘Nor is it here,' says the sea.
New Life Bible
The deep waters say, ‘It is not in me.' The sea says, ‘It is not with me.'
New Revised Standard
The deep says, ‘It is not in me,' and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!
Douay-Rheims Bible
The depth saith: It is not in me: and the sea saith: It is not with me.
Revised Standard Version
The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
Young's Literal Translation
The deep hath said, `It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, `It is not with me.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

Contextual Overview

14 The deep says, ‘It isn't in me,' and the sea says, ‘It isn't with me.' 15 It can't be obtained with gold, nor can silver be weighed out to buy it. 16 It can't be purchased with choice gold from Ofir, or with precious onyx or sapphires. 17 Neither gold nor glass can be compared with it; nor can it be exchanged for a bowl of fine gold, 18 let alone coral or crystal; for indeed, the price of wisdom is above that of pearls. 19 It can't be compared with Ethiopian topaz, and it can't be valued with pure gold.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Romans 11:33, Romans 11:34

Reciprocal: Job 28:22 - Destruction Job 41:32 - deep

Cross-References

Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the earth will be blessed."
Genesis 13:14
Adonai said to Avram, after Lot had moved away from him, "Look all around you from where you are, to the north, the south, the east and the west.
Genesis 13:16
and I will make your descendants as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth — so that if a person can count the specks of dust on the earth, then your descendants can be counted.
Genesis 18:18
inasmuch as Avraham is sure to become a great and strong nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by him?
Genesis 22:18
and by your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed — because you obeyed my order."
Genesis 26:4
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, I will give all these lands to your descendants, and by your descendants all the nations of the earth will bless themselves.
Genesis 28:11
He came to a certain place and stayed the night there, because the sun had set. He took a stone from the place, put it under his head and lay down there to sleep.
Genesis 28:12
He dreamt that there before him was a ladder resting on the ground with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of Adonai were going up and down on it.
Genesis 32:12
Please! Rescue me from my brother ‘Esav! I'm afraid of him, afraid he'll come and attack me, without regard for mothers or children.
Numbers 23:10
"Who has counted the dust of Ya‘akov or numbered the ashes of Isra'el? May I die as the righteous die! May my end be like theirs!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The depth saith, it [is] not in me,.... That is, the deep places of the earth, that are dug in it, the mines, and the like, could they speak, they would say there are no metal, nor minerals, no rich treasures of gold and silver ore, of pearls and precious stones, in the bowels of it, that are of the value of wisdom, or to be compared to it:

and the sea saith, [it is] not with me; had that a voice to speak, it would freely declare, that there is nothing in its vast compass, at the bottom of it, or to be got out of it, as corals that grow in it, and pearls fished from thence, after mentioned, that are a sufficient price for wisdom. Some understand these words, the former part of miners and colliers, and such sort of men, that dig and live in the depths of the earth; and the latter part of mariners, that are employed on the sea, who are generally ignorant and carnal men, and void of the knowledge of wisdom in every view of it; but the sense first given is best.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The depth saith - This is a beautiful personification. The object of this verse and the following is, to show that wisdom cannot be found in the deepest recesses to which man can penetrate, nor purchased by anything which man possesses. It must come from God only. The word “depth” here (תהום tehôm) means properly a wave, billow, surge; then a mass of waters, a flood, or the deep ocean, Deuteronomy 8:7; Genesis 7:11; Psalms 36:6; and then a gulf, or abyss. It refers here to the sea, or ocean; and the idea is, that its vast depths might be sounded, and true wisdom would not be found there.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 28:14. The depth saith, It is not in me — Men may dig into the bowels of the earth, and there find gold, silver, and precious stones; but these will not give them true happiness.

The sea saith, It is not with me. — Men may explore foreign countries, and by navigation connect as it were the most distant parts of the earth, and multiply the comforts and luxuries of life; but every voyage and every enjoyment proclaim, True happiness is not here.


 
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