Job 28:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. ”

• Job 28:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  He setteth an end to darkness - That is, man does. The reference here is undoubtedly to the operations of mining, and the idea is, that man delves into the darkest regions; he goes even to the ou...

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• Job 28:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  He setteth an end to darkness, (b) and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. (b) There is nothing but it is compassed within certain limits, and has an end,...

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• Job 28:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Job 28. Here again we come to a critical question. It is difficult to fit this chapter into the argument, whether Job 27:7-23 is given to Job or to Zophar. It is a widely accepted conclusion of s...

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• Job 28:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  he . man: i.e. the miner.

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• Job 28:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. He setteth an end to darkness - As it is likely Job still refers to mining, the words...

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• Job 28:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  He setteth an end to darkness— He hath set, or, an end is set to darkness, and an extremity to all, or, to the universe. He (meaning man, that audacious creature) searcheth out the stones of...

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• Job 28:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 'Man makes an end of darkness' by exploring the darkest depths (with torches)....

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• Job 28:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Mystery of Divine Wisdom In this famous chapter Job declares that Wisdom—that is, the principle of the divine government of the world—is a mystery not to be solved by man. Man's wisdom lies in...

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• Job 28:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  He setteth an end to darkness. — May be read thus, Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of darkness and the shadow of death.

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• Job 28:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  XXIII. CHORAL INTERLUDE Job 28:1-28 THE controversy at length closed, the poet breaks into a chant of the quest of Wisdom. It can hardly be supposed to have been uttered or sung by Job. But if...

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• Job 28:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Pearl of Great Price Job 28:1-28 A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age. Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures of the earth, J...

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• Job 28:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In a fine passage Job now discussed the question of wisdom. What was supremely lacking in his friends' dealing with him was wisdom to understand. As an introduction to the main statement of his argum...

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• Job 28:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (2) Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. (3) He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. (4) The...

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• Job 28:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He setteth an end to darkness ,.... Some understand this and what follows of God, who, by making the luminaries, has fixed the periods and revolutions of light and darkness, of day and night; or who...

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• Job 28:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. Ver. 3. He setteth an end to darkness ] i.e. He (viz. the miner) brings light do...

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• Job 28:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Iron is taken out of the earth , &c. They invent means to extract iron and brass out of the earth and stone. He setteth an end to darkness , &c. There is no mine so dismally dark, but there...

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• Job 28:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  EARTH'S MEASURED TREASURES (vv.1-6) Job has spoken of the folly of wicked men. Now he shows that which stands in beautiful contrast to Chapter 27. The language here is magnificent, as Job consid...

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• Job 28:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Extent of Human Discoveries. B. C. 1520.       1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a...

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• Job 28:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He; either, 1. Man, the miner; or, 2. God, of whose works of nature he here speaks; or, 3. God as the chief author and director, and man as God's instrument in the work. An end; or, a boun...

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• Job 28:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  JOB’S DESCANT ON TRUE WISDOM The place occupied by this chapter one peculiar to itself. Its connection with the preceding or succeeding portions of the book by no means obvious. Appears scarcely...

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• Job 28:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 28:2 . Brass is molten, melted out of ores of zinc, lapis calaminaris, light perforated ores, found on Mendip hills in Somerset, Derbyshire, and other places. Job 28:4 . The flood breaketh...

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• Job 28:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Job 28:1-18 The connection of this chapter with the preceding is somewhat obscure. Probably we are to regard Job as led to see, even while he is justifying God's ways with sinner...

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• Job 28:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Man's Foolish Search for Riches

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• Job 28:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ecclesiastes 1:13 ; Habakkuk 2:13 ; Job 10:21 ; Job 10:22 ; Job 12:22 ; Job 38:16 ; Job 38:17 ; Luke 16:8 ; Matthew 6:33 ; Proverbs 2:4

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• Job 28:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Perfection — Whatever is deeply wrought in the deepest caverns. Stones of darkness — The precious stones which lie hid in the dark bowels of the earth, where no living thing can dwell.

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