Job 28:15

"The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’"

Key Reflection

In Job 28:15, the depths and the sea symbolize the profound unknowns of the material world, indicating that true wisdom cannot be found there. Instead, the text suggests that wisdom comes from a divine source beyond the reach of human exploration or acquisition.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

It cannot be gotten for gold -Margin, “fine gold shall not be given for it.” The word which is here rendered “gold.” and in the margin “fine gold” (סגורsegôr), is not the common word used to denote this metal. It is derived fromסגרsâgar, to “shut,” to “close,” and means properly that which is “shut up” or “enclosed;” and hence, Gesenius supposes it means pure gold, or the most precious gold, as that which is shut up or enclosed with care. Dr. Good renders it “solid gold,” supposing it means that which is condensed, or beaten.

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