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Job 28:21-23
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God Alone Knows Where Wisdom Can Be Found[a]

21 “It cannot be seen by the eye of any living creature;
    it is even concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Abaddon and the netherworld[b] admit,
    ‘We have only heard rumors of it.’
23 “God alone understands the path to wisdom;
    he alone knows where it can be found.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:21 God alone knows where wisdom is found. Indeed, she was the inspiration of his work of creation (Prov 8:22-31)!
  2. Job 28:22 Abaddon and the netherworld: see note on Job 26:6.
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Job 28:21-23
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21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
    concealed even from the birds in the sky.(A)
22 Destruction[a](B) and Death(C) say,
    “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
    and he alone(D) knows where it dwells,(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon
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