Job 28:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The deep ocean says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows that even the deepest, most mysterious places in creation cannot contain or hold the precious thing being sought.

📚 Historical Context

Job 28 is a beautiful poem about the search for wisdom, where Job describes how humans can mine for precious metals and gems from the earth, but wisdom cannot be found through human effort or in any earthly location. In ancient times, the depths of the ocean represented the most unreachable and mysterious places, symbolizing the limits of human exploration and knowledge.

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