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Job 28:21

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Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living,
and kept close from the birds of the sky.

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Job 28:21 in other translations

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.

Job 28:21 · American Standard Version

Job 28:21 in context

  1. 19The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it,
    nor will it be valued with pure gold.
  2. 20Where then does wisdom come from?
    Where is the place of understanding?
  3. 21Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living,
    and kept close from the birds of the sky.
  4. 22Destruction and Death say,
    ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
  5. 23“God understands its way,
    and he knows its place.