Verse Comparison: Job 12:8
American Standard Version
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Amplified® Bible
Or speak to the earth [with its other forms of life], and it will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare [this truth] to you.
Contemporary English Version
the flowers and the fish.
Darby English Version
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Good News Bible
ask the creatures of earth and sea for their wisdom.
King James Version
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
New American Standard Bible
"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
New International Version
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish of the sea inform you.
New King James Version
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
Revised Standard Version
or the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
Young's Literal Translation
Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:
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