Job 12:2

Job 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
• New International Version (NIV)“Doubtless you are the only people who matter, and wisdom will die with you!
• English Standard Version (ESV)"No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“No doubt you are the people, And wisdom will die with you!

Context of Job 12:2

1Then Job responded, “No doubt you are the [only wise] people [in the world], And wisdom will die with you! 3But I have intelligence and understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these [of God’s wisdom and might]? 4I am a joke to my friends; I, one whom God answered when he called upon Him— A just and blameless man is a joke [and laughed to scorn].

Job 12:2 word by word

אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• No doubtאׇמְנָם'omnâm · trulyH551
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Job 12:2

• Job 6:24“Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
• Job 8:8“Inquire, please, of past generations, And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.
• Job 11:2“Shall a multitude of words not be answered? And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted?
• Job 15:2“Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard] And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?
• Job 17:4But You [Lord] have closed their hearts to understanding, Therefore You will not exalt them [by giving a verdict against me].
• Job 20:3I have heard the reproof which insults me, But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
• Job 32:7I thought age should speak, And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.
• Proverbs 28:11The rich man [who is conceited and relies on his wealth instead of God] is wise in his own eyes, But the poor man who has understanding [because he relies on God] is able to see through him.
• Isaiah 5:21Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever and shrewd in their own sight!
• 1 Corinthians 4:10We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is not one wise man among you who [is governed by integrity and] will be able and competent to decide [private disputes] between his fellow believers,

Commentaries on Job 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2No doubt but ye are the people - Doubtless ye are the wisest men in the world; all wisdom is concentrated in you; and when ye die, there will no more be found on the face of the earth! This is a strong irony.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2No doubt but ye are the people - That is, the only wise people. You have engrossed all the wisdom of the world, and all else are to be regarded as fools. This is evidently the language of severe sarcasm; and it shows a spirit fretted and chafed by their reproaches. Job felt contempt for their reasoning. and meant to intimate that their maxims, on which they placed so much reliance, were common-place, and such as every one was familar with. And wisdom…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-14FIRST SERIES. Job 12:1-14:22. Job's Reply to Zophar 2. wisdom shall die with you--Ironical, as if all the wisdom in the world was concentrated in them and would expire when they expired. Wisdom makes "a people:" a foolish nation is "not a people" (Ro 10:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 12:2

• Irony
• Pride
• Sarcasm
• Self-Righteousness
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Deep
• Discover
• Doubt
• Satan

Commentaries on Job 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings