Job 12:7
“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee,.... Or ask "a sprig of the earth" (n), any shrub, or tree, or whatsoever…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But ask now the beasts - Rosenmuller supposes that this appeal to the inferior creation should be regarded as connected…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 12:6-11
Job's friends all of them went upon this principle, that wicked people cannot prosper long in this world, but some…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 12:7-10
Such knowledge as the friends possessed of God's wisdom and power and their action in the world could be learned by any…