Job 28:16
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.”Job 28:16
What Does Job 28:16 Mean?
Job 28:16 is found in the book of Job, chapter 28, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Job 28:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 2:12“And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.”Job 28:6“The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.”Genesis 10:29“And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.”1 Kings 9:28“And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.”Psalms 45:9“Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.”Isaiah 13:12“I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.”Ezekiel 28:13“Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.”Revelation 21:19“And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;”Exodus 28:9“And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:”Exodus 28:18“And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.”Exodus 28:20“And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.”Exodus 39:6“And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.”1 Chronicles 29:2“Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.”1 Chronicles 29:4“Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:”
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