Job 28:20 — Word Study
WLCוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃
BSAFrom whereʼayin [whence, from what source] then, does wisdomchokmâh [skill, prudence, or good judgment] comebôwʼ▸ and whereʼay [in what place, from what location] does understandingbîynâh [discernment, knowledge, or insight] dwellmâqôwm [reside, have its place]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה | and wisdom | Conjunction, particle, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| מֵאַ֣יִן | from where? | Preposition, particle |
| תָּב֑וֹא | does it come | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person feminine singular |
| וְאֵ֥י | and where? | Conjunction, particle |
| זֶ֝֗ה | this | Particle |
| מְק֣וֹם | [is the] place of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| בִּינָֽה׃ | understanding | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
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| BSB | From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? |
| KJV | Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? |
| ASV | Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding? |
| YLT | And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? |
| WEB | Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding? |
| BBE | From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge? |
The translations agree on the meanings of wisdom and understanding, reflecting the original Hebrew intent.
The sentence is structured around two main questions, emphasizing the search for wisdom and understanding.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Job 28:20
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Context — The Search for Wisdomgenerated
Job 28:20 presents a profound inquiry into the origins of wisdom and understanding. Job contrasts the value of earthly treasures with the elusive nature of wisdom, suggesting that it is hidden from all living beings. This passage is part of a larger discourse on the inaccessibility of true wisdom, which cannot be found in material wealth or human effort, as seen in surrounding verses like Job 28:19 and Job 28:21.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 28:12 | But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? |
| 2 | Proverbs 2:6 | For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
| 3 | Ecclesiastes 7:23–24 | All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me. |
| 4 | 1 Corinthians 2:6–15 | Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. |
| 5 | James 1:5–17 | Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חָכְמָה, chokmahgenerated
The noun חָכְמָה (chokmah) means wisdom and encompasses various forms of skill, including practical knowledge in areas like war and administration. It is derived from the root חָכַם (chakam), which refers to the act of being wise or skillful.
In this verse, חָכְמָה signifies not just knowledge but the application of that knowledge in making sound judgments. Job's questioning highlights the search for wisdom as a fundamental human pursuit.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses come and dwell for the verbs, aligning with the original Hebrew meaning.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb תָּב֑וֹא, does it come, governs the main clause, with two interrogative phrases following: one asking about the origin of wisdom and the other inquiring about the location of understanding. This structure emphasizes the quest for knowledge.
The Hebrew word order places the questions front and center, highlighting the importance of seeking wisdom and understanding in the context of Job's reflections.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint uses σοφία for חָכְמָה, which translates as wisdom. This choice indicates a broader understanding of wisdom that encompasses not only practical skills but also philosophical insight.
For בִּינָה, the Septuagint translates it as συνέσεως, suggesting a focus on comprehension and insight, aligning with the original Hebrew meaning.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 28:20 asks where wisdom comes from and where understanding resides. Job emphasizes that these qualities are not easily found or understood, highlighting the contrast between worldly treasures and the deeper truths of life.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Job is expressing the idea that wisdom is not easily accessible, suggesting it is a divine quality that is hidden from human understanding.
This verse reflects Job's search for understanding amidst suffering, emphasizing the theme of the mystery of divine wisdom.
Job contrasts wisdom with material wealth to illustrate that true wisdom is far more valuable and elusive than any physical possession.
Understanding is portrayed as a vital aspect of wisdom, indicating that discernment and insight are crucial for navigating life’s complexities.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what areas of my life am I seeking wisdom, and how can I pursue it more earnestly?
- How do I differentiate between worldly knowledge and true wisdom in my daily decisions?
- What role does understanding play in my relationships and interactions with others?
- How can I cultivate a deeper sense of discernment in my spiritual journey?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early commentators reflect on this verse to discuss the nature of wisdom and its divine origins, as seen in quotes from Ephrem the Syrian and Gregory the Dialogist.
These words suggest that even though Christ is presented through a simile, he is, however, above any simile or figure or type and is by no means comparable to the saints.Early Church Fathers on Job 28 →
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? Seeing that it is hid from the eyes of all living. It deserves to be especially considered, that it is asked by the holy man, whence Wisdom cometh.Early Church Fathers on Job 28 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 28:20 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWhence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?] The same questions as in Job 28:12; repeated to set forth the superior excellency of wisdom, and to carry on the discourse, and
Read John Gill on Job 28 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryWhence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? Job 28:12 repeated with great force.
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 28 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleWhere this precious treasure lies, and whence a man may fetch it.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 28 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 28:20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?Ver. 20. Whence then cometh wisdom? &c.] q.d. Nowhere surely is she to be found but with God, the fountain of wisdom, Job 28:23. To seek her elsewhere is but laborious loss of time; witness the philosophers’ anxious, but bootless, disquisitions after the summum bonum, the true blessedness or chief good; about which there were eight various opinions, and yet all out.
Read John Trapp on Job 28 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 20. Whence then cometh wisdom?] Nearly the same words as in Job 28:12, where see the note.
Read AdamClarke on Job 28 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges20–22. The preceding verses indicated that Wisdom cannot be acquired by man though he should bid for it the most precious things that he possesses, in other words that it is unattainable; these verses state that idea again explicitly. The question Job 28:20 implies a negative answer—nowhere by man.
Read Cambridge on Job 28 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleWhence then cometh wisdom? - This question is now repeated from Job 28:12, in order to give it greater emphasis.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 28 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible20. Whence… cometh wisdom — Job repeats his question that he may, if possible, enforce a reply.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Job 28 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
“But wisdom – where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Tyndale line
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
Strictly literal
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
And the wisdom—from where does it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
But wisdom—whence cometh she? and where is the place of understanding?
From where, then, comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
From the Latin
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Simplified
So where does wisdom come from? Where is the place to gain understanding?
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of Job 28:20, with all seven words matched between the two texts. This consistency suggests a stable transmission of this verse across traditions.
וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃
7 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 28:20
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
חָכְמָה (chokmah) means wisdom and encompasses various forms of skill, including in war and administration, as well as shrewdness and ethical prudence. It is built from the root word for wisdom, חָכַם (chakam). The term appears in contexts related to both practical and religious matters.
חָכְמָה n.f. wisdom
skill in war
wisdom, in administration
shrewdness, wisdom
wisdom, prudence in religious affairs
wisdom, ethical and religious
base
H2451 חָכְמָה wisdom . skill in war
. wisdom, in administration
. shrewdness, wisdom
. wisdom, prudence in religious affairs
. wisdom, ethical and religious
2451 chokmah khok-maw'
from 2449; wisdom (in a good sense):--skilful, wisdom,
wisely, wit.
see HEBREW for 02449
חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) — wisdom.
1) wisdom
1a) skill (in war)
1b) wisdom (in administration)
1c) shrewdness, wisdom
1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)
Conj | Art | N-fs — Conjunction · particle · noun common feminine singular absoluteHC/Td/Ncfsa
wiz'-dum:
1. Linguistic
2. History
3. Religious Basis
4. Ideals
5. Teaching of Christ
6. Remainder of the New Testament
(1) James
(2) Paul
7. Hypostasis
LITERATURE
1. Linguistic:
In the Revised Version (British and American) the noun "wisdom" and its corresponding adjective and verb ("be wise," "act wisely," etc.) represent a variety of Hebrew words: bin (binah, and in the English Revised Version tebunah), sakhal (sekhel, sekhel), lebh (and in the English Revised Version labhabh), tushiyah (and in the English Revised Version Te`em, `ormah, piqqach. None of these, however, is of very frequent occurrence and by far the most common group is the verb chakham, with the adjective chakham, and the nouns chokhmah, chokhmoth, with something over 300 occurrences in the Old Testament (of which rather more than half are in Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes). Cokhmah, accordingly, may be treated as the Hebrew…
אַ֫יִן (aiyn) is an adverb meaning 'whence?' or 'where?'. It is likely related to another Hebrew word, suggesting a sense of inquiry. The entries consistently emphasize its use in questions regarding location, particularly when prefixed with a preposition.
[אַ֫יִן] adv. whence?
base
H370 [אַ֫יִן] whence?
370 'aiyn ah-yin'
probably identical with 369 in the sense of query (compare
336); --where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix,
whence):--whence, where.
see HEBREW for 0369
see HEBREW for 0336
אַ֫יִן (a.yin) — where?.
where?, whence?
Prep | Part — Preposition · particleHR/Ti
בּוֹא (bo) is a Hebrew verb meaning to come or go in, with a wide range of applications including entering, arriving, and bringing in. It can refer to both physical movement and abstract concepts like events coming to pass. The verb appears in various forms, such as Qal (to come), Hiphil (to cause to come), and Hophal (to be brought). There is no significant disagreement among lexicons regarding its meanings.
בּוֹא 2569 vb. come in, come, go in, go
Qal
come in
come (approach, arrive)
go, i.e. walk, associate with
go from speaker, but with limit of motion given
Hiph.
cause to come in, bring in (conduct, lead, obj. persons and animals)
cause to come, bring, bring near, etc. (animate obj.)
Hoph.
be brought in (of pers. and things)
be brought
be introduced, put
base
H935 בּוֹא come in, come, go in, go .. come in
. come (approach, arrive)
. go, i.e. walk, associate with
. go from speaker, but with limit of motion given
. . cause to come in, bring in (conduct, lead, obj. persons and animals)
. cause to come, bring, bring near, etc. (animate obj.)
. . be brought in (of pers. and things)
. be brought
. be introduced, put
935 bow' bo
a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of
applications):--abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, +
besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X
certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out,
upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ,
(cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be
fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war),
grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention,
pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken
(in age), X surely, take (in), way.
בּוֹא (bo) — to come (in): come.
: come/go_in
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put
לְב֥וֹא (bo) — Lebo-(Hamath).
This name means to go in, enter
Combined with cha.mat (חֲמָת "Hamath" H2574)
בּוֹא (bo) — to come (in): towards.
: towards/entrance
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
V-Qal-Imperf-3fs — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person feminine singularHVqi3fs
kum: The translation of many Hebrew and Greek words. In the phrase "The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon him" (Jud 14:6,19; 15:14; 1Sa 10:10; 11:6; 16:13), the word is tsaleah; Jud 14:6; 15:14 "came mightily," which is the uniform translation of the Revised Version (British and American) (compare Jud 13:25 "to move," i.e. to disturb or stir up). In Jud 6:34; 1Ch 12:18; 2Ch 24:20, it is labhesh, "to clothe"; the Revised Version, margin "The Spirit .... clothed itself with Gideon" and .... "with Zechariah,"…
אַי (ay) is an interrogative adverb meaning 'where?' It can also be prefixed to other adverbs or pronouns to add an interrogative force. The word covers a range of meanings related to location and inquiry, including 'how,' 'what,' and 'whence.'
[אַי]
interrog. adv. where?
prefixed to other adverbs or prons., אַי imparts an interrog. force
base
H335 אַי . interrog. adv. where?
. prefixed to other adverbs or prons., אַי imparts an interrog. force
335 'ay ah'ee
perhaps from 370; where? hence how?:--how, what, whence,
where, whether, which (way).
see HEBREW for 0370
אַי (ay) — where?.
1) whereto ?, whence?
2) which?, how? (in prefix with other adverb)
Conj | Part — Conjunction · particleHC/Ti
זֶה (zeh) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'here.' It can stand alone, be used appositively, or function as a predicate. The word can also attach enclitically to interrogative pronouns, adding emphasis and directness. In poetry, it may serve as a relative pronoun, though this usage is rare.
זֶה demonstr.pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here
standing alone
In appos. to subst.
More oft. as pred.
It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.
In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)
With prefixes (in special senses)
base
H2088 זֶה demonstr. pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here . standing alone
. In appos. to subst.
. More oft. as pred.
. It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.
. In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)
. With prefixes (in special senses)
2088 zeh zeh
a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this
or that:--he, X hence, X here, it(-self), X now, X of him, the
one...the other, X than the other, (X out of) the (self) same,
such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on
that side, X thus, very, which. Compare 2063, 2090, 2097,
2098.
see HEBREW for 02063
see HEBREW for 02090
see HEBREW for 02097
see HEBREW for 02098
זֶה (zeh) — this.
1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how
HTm — ParticleHTm
מָקוֹם (maqom) means 'place' and encompasses a variety of contexts, including a standing place, station, or post. It can refer to human abodes, localities, regions, and even figurative conditions of body or mind. The term is derived from a root meaning 'standing' and is used broadly in the Old Testament.
מָקוֹם, מָקֹם 399 n.m. standing-place, place
standing-place
station, where soldiers are placed
post, office
place where a thing belongs
esp.
place of human abode
of י׳’s abode
place
in gen. place, locality, spot
space, room
space, distance, between
region, quarter, direction
peculiar uses
base
H4725 מָקוֹם, מָקֹם standing-place, place . . standing-place
. station, where soldiers are placed
. post, office
. . place where a thing belongs
. esp. . place of human abode
. of י׳’s abode
. place
. in gen. place, locality, spot
. . space, room
. space, distance, between
. region, quarter, direction
. peculiar uses
4725 maqowm maw-kome'
or maqom {maw-kome'}; also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'};
or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e.
a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific);
also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or
mind):--country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X
whither(-soever).
see HEBREW for 06965
מָקוֹם (ma.qom) — place.
1) standing place, place
1a) standing place, station, post, office
1b) place, place of human abode
1c) city, land, region
1d) place, locality, spot
1e) space, room, distance
1f) region, quarter, direction
1g) give place to, instead of
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
בִּינָה (biynah) means understanding and encompasses the act, faculty, and object of knowledge, even personified in some contexts. It is derived from the root meaning to discern or comprehend. The Aramaic equivalent is בִּינָה (H0999).
בִּינָה n.f. understanding
the act
the faculty
the object of knowledge
personified
base
H998 בִּינָה understanding . the act
. the faculty
. the object of knowledge
. personified
998 biynah bee-naw'
from 995; understanding:--knowledge, meaning, X perfectly,
understanding, wisdom.
see HEBREW for 0995
בִּינָה (bi.nah) — understanding.
1) understanding, discernment
1a) act
1b) faculty
1c) object
1d) personified
Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (בִּינָה "understanding" H0999)
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa