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“Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. 8Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish in the sea speak to you. For they all know that my disaster has come from the hand of the Lord. 10For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being. 11The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.

Job 12:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who knowethיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not in all these that the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Job 12:9

• Job 12:3Well, I know a few things myself— and you’re no better than I am. Who doesn’t know these things you’ve been saying?
• Acts 19:35At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.
• Job 22:18Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.
• Deuteronomy 8:17He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up.
• Jeremiah 27:5With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose.
• Daniel 9:17“O our God, hear your servant’s prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.
• Daniel 5:18Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar.
• Romans 11:36For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.
• James 2:5Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom 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