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


In Context

5 In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

6 The tents 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 birds of the heavens, 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 Jehovah hath wrought this,

10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?

Job 12:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:8or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall tell.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you. The fish of the sea shall declare to you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to you.