Job 12:8

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you. The fish of the sea shall declare to you.

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WEBBE

Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.

BSB

Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.

KJV

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

ASV

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

BBE

Or to the things which go flat on the earth, and they will give you wisdom; and the fishes of the sea will give you news of it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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. (Job 12:12-25)

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