Job 12:9
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
Job 12:9 in other translations
| BSB | Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? |
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| WEB | Who doesn’t know that in all these, the LORD’s hand has done this, |
| ASV | Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this, |
| YLT | ‘Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this? |
| DARBY | Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this? |
| BBE | Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this? |
| Webster | Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? |
What does Job 12:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 12:6-11
Job appeals to facts. The most audacious robbers, oppressors, and impious wretches, often prosper. Yet this is not by fortune or chance; the Lord orders these things. Worldly prosperity is of small value in his sight: he has better things for his children. Job resolves all into the absolute proprietorship which God has in all the creatures. He demands from his friends liberty to judge of what they had said; he…
Job 12:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 12:9
- Isaiah 41:20
That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
- Jeremiah 27:5-6
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
- Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
- Acts 19:35
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
- 1 Samuel 2:7
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
- Daniel 9:17
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
- Daniel 5:18
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- Deuteronomy 8:17-18
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
- James 2:5-7
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
- Job 12:3
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
- Job 22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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Context
- Job 12:8
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
- Job 12:9
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
- Job 12:10
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Qué cosa de todas estas no entiende que la mano de Jehová la hizo? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui d’entre tous ceux-ci ne sait pas que la main de l’ Éternel a fait cela, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer erkennte nicht an diesen allen, daß die Hand Jehovas solches gemacht hat, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quis ignorat quod omnia hæc manus Domini fecerit? |