Job 8:10
8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
9 For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
- KJV
- Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
- WEB
- Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
- ASV
- Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?
- DARBY
- Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
- BLB
- Will they not instruct you and speak to you, and from their heart bring forth words?
- ÅB
- de skal lære deg og si deg det og bære fram ord fra sitt hjerte.
- OTB
- Vil de ikke undervise deg og tale til deg,
bringe frem ord fra deres forståelse? - B1930
- de skal lære dig og si dig det og bære frem ord fra sitt hjerte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
Read in contextMatthew 12:35
The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:7
And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Read in contextPsalms 145:4
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:19
Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Read in contextJob 32:7
I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
Read in contextProverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Read in contextHebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
Read in context