Job 12:9

Job 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
• New International Version (NIV)Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who among all these does not know That the hand of the Lord has done this,

Context of Job 12:9

7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee: 8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this, 10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? 11Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?

Job 12:9 word by word

מִ֭י לֹא־יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד־יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Job 12:9

• Job 12:3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
• Acts 19:35And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
• Job 22:18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• Deuteronomy 8:17and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.
• 1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.
• Jeremiah 27:5I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me.
• Daniel 9:17Now therefore, O our God, hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
• Daniel 5:18O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:
• Romans 11:36For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen.
• James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

Commentaries on Job 12:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Who knoweth not in all these - Who cannot see in all these the proofs of the same divine and sovereign agency? Who cannot see the hand of the same God and the same great principles of administration? The meaning of Job is, that the position which he defends is so plain, that it may be learned from the very earth and the lowest orders of animals which God has made. That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this - In this place the original word is יהוה…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Job appeals to facts. The most audacious robbers, oppressors, and impious wretches, often prosper. Yet this is not by fortune or chance; the Lord orders these things. Worldly prosperity is of small value in his sight: he has better things for his children. Job resolves all into the absolute proprietorship which God has in all the creatures. He demands from his friends liberty to judge of what they had said; he appeals to any fair judgment…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9the hand of the LORD: This is the only place in the dialogues where the Hebrew name, "Yahweh" (“the LORD”), appears (chapters 3–27; 29–37). For Job, the issue was not who caused his grief but why it happened.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. In all these cases, says Job, the agency must be referred to Jehovah, though they may seem to man to imply imperfection (Job 12:6; 9:24). This is the only undisputed passage of the poetical part in which the name "Jehovah" occurs; in the historical parts it occurs frequently.Read the comment

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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