Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, New Living Translation If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river, English Standard Version if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed, Berean Standard Bible and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines, King James Bible Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. New King James Version Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. New American Standard Bible And put your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, NASB 1995 And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, NASB 1977 And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, Legacy Standard Bible And put your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, Amplified Bible And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value], Christian Standard Bible and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis, Holman Christian Standard Bible and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis, American Standard Version And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks; Contemporary English Version So get rid of your finest gold, as though it were sand. English Revised Version And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks; GOD'S WORD® Translation and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers, Good News Translation Throw away your gold; dump your finest gold in the dry stream bed. International Standard Version Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed, Majority Standard Bible and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines, NET Bible and throw your gold in the dust--your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines-- New Heart English Bible Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. Webster's Bible Translation Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. World English Bible Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSo as to set a defense on the dust, "" And a covering on a rock of the valleys. Young's Literal Translation So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering. Smith's Literal Translation Place thou gold upon the dust, and the precious ore of the torrents of Ophir. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold. Catholic Public Domain Version He will give you stone in place of dirt, and torrents of gold in place of stone. New American Bible And treat raw gold as dust, the fine gold of Ophir as pebbles in the wadi, New Revised Standard Version if you treat gold like dust, and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent-bed, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen you shall lay up silver like dust, and the gold of Ophir as the sand of the valley. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you will accumulate silver as the dust, and the gold of Ophir like the sand of the valley OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And lay thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks; Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt lay up for thyself treasure in a heap on the rock; and Sophir shall be as the rock of the torrent. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz Exhorts Job…23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents 24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines, 25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.… Cross References Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Proverbs 3:13-15 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. Isaiah 2:20 In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. James 5:1-3 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Proverbs 8:10-11 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. / For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. Matthew 13:44-46 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it. 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. Luke 12:33-34 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Psalm 119:72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Proverbs 23:4-5 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. / When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. 1 Peter 1:7 so 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. Isaiah 30:22 So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” Revelation 3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. Treasury of Scripture Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. lay up 1 Kings 10:21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 2 Chronicles 1:5 Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. 2 Chronicles 9:10,27 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones… as dust. 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. 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. Jump to Previous Assign Bed Brooks Covering Defence Dust Gold Lay Nuggets Ophir Ore Precious Ravines Rock Rocks Stones Torrent Torrents Treasure ValleysJump to Next Assign Bed Brooks Covering Defence Dust Gold Lay Nuggets Ophir Ore Precious Ravines Rock Rocks Stones Torrent Torrents Treasure ValleysJob 22 1. Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God5. He accuses Job of various sins 21. He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy and consign your gold to the dust The phrase "consign your gold to the dust" suggests a relinquishing of material wealth and earthly treasures. In the Hebrew context, "gold" (זָהָב, zahav) is often a symbol of wealth, prosperity, and human achievement. The act of consigning it to the "dust" (עָפָר, afar) implies a humbling of oneself, recognizing that earthly riches are transient and insignificant compared to spiritual wealth. Dust, in biblical terms, often symbolizes mortality and the temporal nature of human life (Genesis 3:19). This phrase encourages believers to prioritize spiritual riches over material possessions, aligning with Jesus' teaching in Matthew 6:19-21 about storing treasures in heaven. and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and consignוְשִׁית־ (wə·šîṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7896: To put, set your gold בָּ֑צֶר (bā·ṣer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1220: Strictly a, clipping, gold to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the dust עָפָ֥ר (‘ā·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud and the gold of Ophir אוֹפִֽיר׃ (’ō·w·p̄îr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 211: Ophir -- a son of Joktan, also his descendants, also a region from which gold comes to the stones וּבְצ֖וּר (ū·ḇə·ṣūr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge of the ravines, נְחָלִ֣ים (nə·ḥā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft Links Job 22:24 NIVJob 22:24 NLT Job 22:24 ESV Job 22:24 NASB Job 22:24 KJV Job 22:24 BibleApps.com Job 22:24 Biblia Paralela Job 22:24 Chinese Bible Job 22:24 French Bible Job 22:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 22:24 Lay your treasure in the dust (Jb) |