Job 12:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.”
Job 12:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 12:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 12:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 12:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.”
Job 12:8 — World English Bible
Job 12:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. ”
Job 12:8 — American Standard Version
Job 12:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:”
Job 12:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 12:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. ”
Job 12:8 — Darby Translation
Job 12:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Or speake to the earth, and it shall shewe thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall declare vnto thee.”
Job 12:8 — Geneva Bible
Job 12:8 in Context — Job 12
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?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
What Does Job 12:8 Mean?
Job 12:8 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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