New American Standard Bible 2020
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
7“But just ask the animals, and have them teach you; And the birds of the sky, and have them tell you. 8Or speak to the earth, and have it teach you; And have the fish of the sea tell you. Who among all these does not know That the hand of the Lord has done this, 10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? 11Does the ear not put words to the test, As the palate tastes its food?
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מִ֭י לֹא־יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד־יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 12:9
- Job 12:3But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these?
- Acts 19:35After quieting the crowd, the town clerk said, “Men of Ephesus, what person is there after all who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image which fell down from the sky?
- Job 22:18Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the advice of the wicked is far from me.
- Deuteronomy 8:17Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts.
- Jeremiah 27:5‘I have made the earth, mankind, and the animals which are on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will give it to the one who is pleasing in My sight.
- Daniel 9:17So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his pleas, and for Your sake, Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.
- Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God granted sovereignty, greatness, honor, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.
- 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 beloved brothers and sisters: did God not choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He 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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