Job 12:8

8 or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; the fishes of the sea shall declare it unto thee also.

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 The tents of robbers are at ease, and those that provoke God and those who carry gods in their hands live secure.

7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the heavens, and they shall show thee;

8 or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; the fishes of the sea shall declare it unto thee also.

9 What thing of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD made them?

10 In his hand is the soul of every living thing and the spirit of all flesh of man.