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Job 12

Job 12:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
'uwlam (Hebrew #199)
however or on the contrary
KJV usage: as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
Pronounce: oo-lawm'
Origin: apparently a variation of 194
ask
sha'al (Hebrew #7592)
a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish.
Pronounce: shaw-al'
Origin: or shael {shaw-ale'}
now the beasts
bhemah (Hebrew #929)
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: be-hay-maw'
Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)
, and they shall teach
yarah (Hebrew #3384)
{yaw-raw'}; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
KJV usage: (+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
Pronounce: yaw-raw'
Origin: or (2 Chr. 26:15) yara
thee; and the fowls
`owph (Hebrew #5775)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
KJV usage: bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
Pronounce: ofe
Origin: from 5774
of the air
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
, and they shall tell
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
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Air,
Beast,
Fowl

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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But ask.
Job 21:29‑30• 29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
 30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. (Job 21:29‑30)
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Prov. 6:6• 6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: (Prov. 6:6)
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Isa. 1:3• 3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. (Isa. 1:3)
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Jer. 8:7• 7Yea, 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. (Jer. 8:7)
• If he means simply that God is omnipotent, all would at once acquiesce, but the words following show that his gloomy mind and distorted vision are dwelling upon the dark side of nature. It is in this that his danger lies (vers. 7-13). (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;