Job 28:17
17 Neither gold nor crystal ▼
▼tn The word is from זָכַךְ (zakhakh, “clear”). It describes a transparent substance, and so “glass” is an appropriate translation. In the ancient world it was precious and so expensive.
can be compared with it, nor can a vase ▼
▼tc The MT has “vase,” but the versions have a plural here, suggesting jewels of gold.
of gold match its worth.
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