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Job 12:7-20

7“But justH4994 askH7592 the animalsH929, and have them teachH3384 you; And the birdsH5775 of the skyH8064, and have them tellH5046 you.8OrH176 speakH7878 to the earthH776, and have it teachH3384 you; And have the fishH1709 of the seaH3220 tellH5608 you.9WhoH4310 among allH3605 theseH428 does not knowH3045 That 1the handH3027 of the LordH3068 has doneH6213 thisH2088,102In whoseH834 handH3027 is the lifeH5315 of everyH3605 livingH2416 thingH2416, And 3the breathH7307 of allH3605 mankindH376H1320?11Does 4the earH241 not putH974 wordsH4405 toH974 theH974 testH974, As the palateH2441 5tastesH2938 its foodH400?12WisdomH2451 is with the 6agedH3453, And with 7longH753 lifeH3117 comes understandingH8394.

13“8WisdomH2451 and 9mightH1369 are with Him; AdviceH6098 and 10understandingH8394 belong to Him.14BeholdH2005, He 11tearsH2040 downH2040, and it cannotH3808 be rebuiltH1129; He 1213imprisonsH5462 a personH376, and 14there is noH3808 releaseH6605.15BeholdH2005, He 15restrainsH6113 the watersH4325, and they dryH3001 upH3001; And He 16sendsH7971 them outH7971, and they 17inundateH2015 the earthH776.16StrengthH5797 and soundH8454 wisdomH8454 are with Him. One who 18goesH7683 astrayH7683 and one who leadsH7686 astrayH7686 belong to Him.17He makes 19advisersH3289 walkH1980 20barefootH7758 And makesH1984 foolsH1984 of 21judgesH8199.18He 22undoesH6605 the bindingH4147 of kingsH4428, And tiesH631 a loinclothH232 around their waistH4975.19He makes priestsH3548 walkH1980 23barefootH7758, And overthrowsH5557 24the secureH386 onesH386.20He deprivesH5493 the trustedH539 ones of speechH8193, And 25takesH3947 away the discernmentH2940 of the eldersH2205.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 12:9 Is 41:20 ↩
  2. 2. Job 12:10 Acts 17:28 ↩
  3. 3. Job 12:10 Job 27:3; 33:4 ↩
  4. 4. Job 12:11 Job 34:3 ↩
  5. 5. Job 12:11 Lit tastes food for itself ↩
  6. 6. Job 12:12 Job 15:10; 32:7 ↩
  7. 7. Job 12:12 Lit length of days ↩
  8. 8. Job 12:13 Job 9:4 ↩
  9. 9. Job 12:13 Job 9:4 ↩
  10. 10. Job 12:13 Job 11:6; 26:12; 32:8; 36:5; 38:36 ↩
  11. 11. Job 12:14 Job 19:10; Is 25:2 ↩
  12. 12. Job 12:14 Lit shuts against ↩
  13. 13. Job 12:14 Job 37:7 ↩
  14. 14. Job 12:14 Lit it is not opened ↩
  15. 15. Job 12:15 Deut 11:17; 1 Kin 8:35; 17:1 ↩
  16. 16. Job 12:15 Gen 7:11-24 ↩
  17. 17. Job 12:15 Lit overturn ↩
  18. 18. Job 12:16 Job 13:7, 9 ↩
  19. 19. Job 12:17 Job 3:14 ↩
  20. 20. Job 12:17 Or stripped ↩
  21. 21. Job 12:17 Job 9:24 ↩
  22. 22. Job 12:18 Ps 116:16 ↩
  23. 23. Job 12:19 Or stripped ↩
  24. 24. Job 12:19 Job 24:22; 34:24-28; 35:9 ↩
  25. 25. Job 12:20 Job 17:4; 32:9 ↩

Commentaries on Job 12

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