Job 12:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 12:2

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “No doubt you are the people,
And wisdom will die with you!

3 But I have¹ understanding as well as you;
I am not ^ainferior to you.
Indeed, who does not know such things as these?

4 “I^a am one mocked by his friends,
Who ^bcalled on God, and He answered him,
The just and blameless who is ridiculed.

5 A¹ lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease;
It is made ready for ^athose whose feet slip.

6 ^aThe tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.

7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;

8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.

9 Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,

10 ^aIn whose hand is the¹ life of every living thing,
And the ^bbreath of all mankind?

11 Does not the ear test words
And the¹ mouth taste its food?

12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with¹ length of days, understanding.

13 “With Him are ^awisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.

14 If ^aHe breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.

15 If He ^awithholds the waters, they dry up;
If He ^bsends them out, they overwhelm the earth.

16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.

Topical Studies for Job 12:2:

No {Nave's Topical Bible}

Will {Forerunner Commentary}
Will {Nave's Topical Bible}

Wisdom {Forerunner Commentary}
Wisdom {Nave's Topical Bible}

Doubt {Forerunner Commentary}