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Berean Standard Bible

“Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?”

Job 12:9

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Job is replying to Zophar with sharp irony. He insists that he is not less wise than his friends and that even the animals, birds and plants can teach that God is sovereign over everything.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?

World English Bible (WEB)

Who doesn’t know that in all these, Yahweh’s hand has done this,

King James Version (KJV)

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Qué cosa de todas estas no entiende que la mano de Jehová la hizo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Pregunta a la bestia más estúpida: ella sabe que así es; pregunta a las aves: ellas te lo dirán; o que te enseñe la tierra, o los peces del mar.

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