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Job 12:9 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Job 12:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 12 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?”
Job 12:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 12:9
'Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?' Job affirms divine sovereignty—God's 'hand' (יַד, yad) 'wrought' (עָשְׂתָה, astah—made, did) everything. This echoes Genesis 1 and Psalm 104. Job never questions God's sovereignty or creative power; he questions the friends' interpretation of how sovereignty operates. The name 'LORD' (יְהוָה, YHWH) emphasizes covenant faithfulness. Job's point: everyone acknowledges God's creative power, but this doesn't validate the friends' simplistic moral calculus. Divine sovereignty is more complex than reward-and-punishment mecha...
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Cross-References for Job 12:9
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“know”
“the men and the animals that are on the surface of the earth”
“and through him”
“he said”
“our God”
“and makes rich. He brings low”
“my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith”
“the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom”
“My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.”
“who doesn't know such things as these?”