Job 12:7
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
KJV
Nimirum interroga jumenta, et docebunt te ; et volatilia cæli, et indicabunt tibi.
Vulgate
ἀλλὰ δὴ ἐρώτησον τετράποδα ἐάν σοι εἴπωσιν, πετεινὰ δὲ οὐρανοῦ ἐάν σοι ἀπαγγείλωσιν·
LXX
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
ASV
וְֽ/אוּלָ֗ם שְׁאַל נָ֣א בְהֵמ֣וֹת וְ/תֹרֶ֑/ךָּ וְ/ע֥וֹף הַ֝/שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְ/יַגֶּד לָֽ/ךְ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אוּלָ֗ם
'vlm
adverb · 19×
בְּהֵמָ֑ה
bhmh
noun · 189×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
נִי
ny
verb · 86×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
ע֣וֹף
'vp
noun · 71×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
- Jer 8:7 — Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
- Job 21:29 — Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
- Prov 6:6 — Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
- Prov 6:6 — Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
- Prov 30:24 — There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: