Job 12:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:7 — KJV
“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:”
— Job 12:7 (KJV)
Job 12:7 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 12:7
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with Job 12:7: now, beasts, fowls
“And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:7: beasts, fowls, air
“And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:7: beasts, fowls, air
“I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. mine: Heb. with me”
Shares key themes with Job 12:7: now, beasts, fowls
“And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?”
Shares key themes with Job 12:7: ask, now, tell
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