Job 12:7-10

King James Version

⁷But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

⁸Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

⁹Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

¹⁰In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

Job 12:7-10

New International Version

⁷“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,^(A)
    or the birds in the sky,^(B) and they will tell you;^(C)
⁸or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
    or let the fish in the sea inform you.
⁹Which of all these does not know^(D)
    that the hand of the Lord has done this?^(E)
¹⁰In his hand is the life^(F) of every creature
    and the breath of all mankind.^(G)

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Job 12:7-10

English Standard Version

⁷“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
    the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
⁸or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you;^[a]
    and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
⁹Who among all these does not know
    that ^(A)the hand of the Lord has done this?
¹⁰In ^(B)his hand is the life of every living thing
    and the breath of all mankind.

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Footnotes

Job 12:8 Or or speak to the earth, and it will teach you

Job 12:7-10

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁷“But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
⁸“Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you;
And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
⁹“Who among all these does not know
That ^(A)the hand of the Lord has done this,
¹⁰^(B)In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And ^(C)the breath of all mankind?