Christian Standard Bible
Job 12:9
9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?
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 the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. 8Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you; let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? 10The life of every living thing is in his hand, as well as the breath of all humanity. 11Doesn’t the ear test words as the palate tastes food?
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מִ֭י לֹא־יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד־יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 12:9
- Job 12:3But I also have a mind like you; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?
- Acts 19:35When the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?
- Job 22:18But it was he who filled their houses with good things. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
- Deuteronomy 8:17You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
- Jeremiah 27:5“By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.
- Daniel 9:17Therefore, our God, hear the prayer and the petitions of your servant. Make your face shine on your desolate sanctuary for the Lord’s sake.
- Daniel 5:18Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, greatness, glory, and majesty to your predecessor Nebuchadnezzar.
- Romans 11:36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.
- James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who 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
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