Job 28:1
“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
BSB
ASV
Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
KJV
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
Surely there is a vein for silver - Margin, “mine” Coverdale renders this, “There are places where silver is molten.” Prof. Lee renders it, “There is an outlet for the silver,” and supposes it means the coming out or separation of the silver from the earthy particles by which it is surrounded in the ore, not the coming out from the mine.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
leads to
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Through
Isaiah 48:10See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
