Iyov 12:8

8 Or speak to ha’aretz, and it shall teach thee; and the dagim of the yam shall declare unto thee.

Iyov 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.

Iyov 12:8 In-Context

6 The ohalim of shodedim (robbers) remain in peace; they that defy El are secure, who Eloah brought forth by His yad.

7 But ask now the behemot, and they shall teach thee, and the oph haShomayim (birds of the air), and they shall tell thee;

8 Or speak to ha’aretz, and it shall teach thee; and the dagim of the yam shall declare unto thee.

9 Of all of these, who lacketh da’as that the yad Hashem hath wrought this?

10 In whose yad is the nefesh of every living thing, and the ruach of kol basar ish.