Job 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Job 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.”

Job 12:7 — World English Bible

Job 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee: ”

Job 12:7 — American Standard Version

Job 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And yet, ask, I pray thee, <FI>One of<Fi> the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.”

Job 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee; ”

Job 12:7 — Darby Translation

Job 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the foules of the heauen, and they shall tell thee:”

Job 12:7 — Geneva Bible

Job 12:7 in Context — Job 12

5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

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

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

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

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What Does Job 12:7 Mean?

Job 12:7 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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