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Job 12:8 Cross-References
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“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.”
Job 12:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 12:8
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee—Job responds to his friends' pompous claims of wisdom by appealing to creation's universal testimony. Siach la-aretz (שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ, speak to the earth) uses siach (שִׂיחַ), meaning to meditate, speak, or commune with. The earth isn't merely observed but dialogued with—suggesting attentive reflection on creation reveals divine truth. Vetorekha (וְתֹרֶךָּ, and it shall instruct you) employs the verb yarah (יָרָה), the root of Torah (instruction/law)—creation provides authoritative teaching about G...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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