Isaiah 13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. A Highland chieftain on a visit to England was taunted with the poverty of his country, at the table of his host, the occasion being when the large silver candlesticks were lighted in the spacious hall of the English castle, and in a gust of mistaken patriotism (common enough in a Scot) the Highlander declared he had seen better candlesticks in his own castle in Scotland. A wager was put up, and he could not draw back. The laird's brother, who understood the terrific fix his brother was in, placed at the table on either side a gigantic Highlander holding in his right hand a drawn sword and in his left a blazing torch, and ere the strangers had recovered from their surprise, he said, "Behold the chandeliers of my brother's house! Not one of these men knows any law but loyalty. Would you compare to these the riches of gold? How say you, cavaliers, is your wager won or lost?" (H. Black, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.WEB: I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir. |
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