Job 12:7
“But aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the foules of the aire, and they shall tell thee.”
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Job 12:7 Context
5He that is ready to slippe with his feet, is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. 6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that prouoke God are secure, into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 7But aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the foules of the aire, and they shall tell thee. 8Or speake to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare vnto thee. 9Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
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Other Translations for Job 12:7
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
- King James Version
"But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
- American Standard Version (1901)
But put now a question to the beasts, and get teaching from them; or to the birds of the heaven, and they will make it clear to you;
- Basic English Bible
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
- Darby Bible
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
- Webster's Bible
But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you; the birds of the sky, and they shall tell you.
- World English Bible
And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.
- Youngs Literal Bible
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 12:7
12:7 But - If thou observest the beasts, and their properties and actions, and events, from them thou mayst learn this lesson: that which Zophar had uttered with so much pomp and gravity, chap.#11:7|,8,9, concerning God's infinite wisdom, saith Job, thou needest not go into heaven or hell to know. but thou mayst learn it even from the beasts.