Job 8:10
Behold, these will truly teach thee, they will speak unto thee, and out of their very heart will they bring forth words:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
In Context
9For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because a [mere] shadow are our days upon earth;—
11Can the bulrush shoot upward without mire? can the meadow-grass grow up without water?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:19And ye shall teach them to your children, to speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Job 32:7I had said, Days shall speak, and multitude of years shall make wisdom known.
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips he increaseth information.
Matthew Henry on Job 8:9-20
8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:… Read the whole commentary →