Job 12:8

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

In Context

7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;

9Who knoweth not among all these, that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

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Matthew Henry on Job 12:7-12

6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 11 Doth not the ear try words? and… Read the whole commentary →

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