Scientific Inspiration

‭‭Iyoḇ (Job)‬ ‭28:1‭-‬28‬ ‭

[1] “Indeed, there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. [2] Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

 [3] An end to darkness he has set, and to every limit he is searching, to rocks in deepest darkness. [4] He opens a shaft far away from people; they are forgotten by feet; they hang far away from men; they swing to and fro.

 [5] Earth, out of which grows food, is turned underneath as by fire; [6] its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. [7] No bird of prey knows the path, nor has the hawk’s eye seen it. 

[8] The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed over it. [9] He puts his hand on the flint; he shall overturn the mountains at the roots. 

[10] He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious gem. [11] He dams up the sources of the rivers; and he brings to light what is hidden.

 [12] And wisdom – where is it found? And where is the place of understanding? [13] Man does not know its value, and it is not found in the land of the living. 

[14] The deep has said, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea has said, ‘It is not with me.’ [15] Gold is not given for it, nor is silver weighed out as its price. 

[16] It is not valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious shoham or sapphire. [17] Gold or crystal are not to be compared with it, nor is it exchanged for a vessel of fine gold. [18] No mention is made of coral or crystal.

 For the price of wisdom is above rubies. [19] The topaz of Kush is not to be compared with it, nor is it valued in clean gold. [20] And wisdom – from where does it come? 

And where is the place of understanding? [21] It has been hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the birds of the heavens. 

[22] Destruction and death have said, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’ [23] Elohim has understood its way, and He has known its place.

 [24] For He looks to the ends of the earth, sees under all the heavens, [25] making a weight for the wind, and measuring out the waters by measure.

 [26] When He made a law for the rain, and a way for the lightning of thunder, [27] then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it and also searched it out. 

[28] And He said to man, ‘See, the fear of יהוה, that is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”