Job 22:24
What does Job 22:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 22:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 9:10
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, that brought gold from Ophir, brought algum-trees and precious stones.
- 2 Chronicles 9:27
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
- Job 31:25
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
- Genesis 10:29
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.
- 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.
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