Verse 7
Job 28:7
Bible in Basic English
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No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
נָ֭תִיב לֹֽא יְדָ֣ע/וֹ עָ֑יִט וְ/לֹ֥א שְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּ/וּ עֵ֣ין אַיָּֽה
English Translation
The way he does not know, and the eagle's eye has not seen.
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Chapter 28 Context
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Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
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Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
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Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of th...
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He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth...
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As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
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Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
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No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
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The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
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Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
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He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
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He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
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12
But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
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Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
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The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
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Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
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It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
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Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold...
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There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than tha...
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The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
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From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
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For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
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Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
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God (Elohim) has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;
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For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.
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25
When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
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When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
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Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
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28
And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowle...
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