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Job 12:7

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5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, 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 the LORD hath wrought this?

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BSB
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
KJV
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
WEB
“But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
ASV
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
DARBY
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
BLB
But ask now the beasts, and they will instruct you, and the birds of the heavens, and one will declare to you.
ÅB
Men spør du dyrene, de skal lære deg, og himmelens fugler, de skal si deg det,
OTB
«Men spør dyrene, og de vil lære deg;
eller fuglene i himmelen, og de vil informere deg.
B1930
Men spør du dyrene, de skal lære dig, og himmelens fugler, de skal si dig det,

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 1:3

    The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

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  • Jeremiah 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.

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  • Proverbs 6:6

    Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

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  • Job 21:29–30

    Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

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