Job 12:8

8 Or speak with the earth, and it will teach you. Even the fish will relate [the story] to you.

Job 12:8 Meaning and Commentary

Job 12:8

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee
Or ask "a sprig of the earth" ^F14, any shrub, or tree, or whatsoever grows out of it, and they will all unite in this doctrine, that they are raised and preserved by the power of God, and are so many instances of his wisdom, power, and goodness:

and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee;
as mute as they are, they will proclaim this truth, that God is the mighty Maker and wise Disposer of them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Ural xyv) "virgultum terrae", Pagninus, Schmidt; so Drusius and Michaelis.

Job 12:8 In-Context

6 [But] robbers' tents are prosperous, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whose god is their power.

7 "Instead, ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds, and they will tell you.

8 Or speak with the earth, and it will teach you. Even the fish will relate [the story] to you.

9 What creature doesn't know that the LORD's hands made it?

10 The life of every living creature and the spirit in every human body are in his hands.