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Who does not know all these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Well, I know a few things myself— and you’re no better than I am. Who doesn’t know these things you’ve been saying?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I <i>am</i> not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I <i>am</i> not inferior to you. Indeed, who does not <i>know</i> such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I have a heart <i>of wisdom</i> as well as you; I do not fall <i>short</i> of you. And who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But I have intelligence <i>and</i> understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these [of God’s wisdom and might]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I also have a mind like you; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn&#8217t know the things you are talking about? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I know as much as you do, and so does everyone else. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Like you, I have a mind. I am not inferior to you. But who doesn't know these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I have as much sense as you have; I am in no way inferior to you; everyone knows all that you have said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like you, I also have understanding. I'm not inferior to you; who doesn't know things like this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn't know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yes, who knoweth not such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn’t know such things as these? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, "" And with whom is there not like these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also to me a heart like you; I fall not more than you: and with whom not like these?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I also have a heart as well as you: for who is ignorant of these things, which you know? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I have a heart just as you also do, and I am not inferior to you. For who is ignorant of these things, which you know?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But I have intelligence as well as you; I do not fall short of you; for who does not know such things as these? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; but to whom are such things as these not known?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I also have a heart like you, and I have not been less than you who have such things as these<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>But</i> I also have a heart as well as you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/12-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1771" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Job Responds to Zophar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die! <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">But I also</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">have</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lê·ḇāḇ (N-ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">a mind;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mō·w·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">am not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nō·p̄êl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">inferior</a> <a href="/hebrew/mik·kem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">to you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">does not know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">such things</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">as these?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1-2</a></span><br />Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. / The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm">1 Corinthians 4:7</a></span><br />For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-5.htm">2 Corinthians 11:5-6</a></span><br />I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.” / Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-15.htm">1 Corinthians 10:15</a></span><br />I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a></span><br />Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-13.htm">James 3:13</a></span><br />Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-19.htm">1 Corinthians 1:19-20</a></span><br />For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-18.htm">1 Corinthians 3:18-19</a></span><br />Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. / For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-15.htm">Proverbs 12:15</a></span><br />The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Proverbs 26:12</a></span><br />Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-26.htm">Proverbs 28:26</a></span><br />He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a></span><br />Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:16</a></span><br />Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a></span><br />Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yes, who knows not such things as these?</p><p class="hdg">But I have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-2.htm">Job 13:2-5</a></b></br> What ye know, <i>the same</i> do I know also: I <i>am</i> not inferior unto you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/26-4.htm">Proverbs 26:4</a></b></br> Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/11-5.htm">2 Corinthians 11:5,21-23</a></b></br> For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles… </p><p class="hdg">understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-6.htm">Job 6:6,7</a></b></br> Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there <i>any</i> taste in the white of an egg? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2,3</a></b></br> How hast thou helped <i>him that is</i> without power? <i>how</i> savest thou the arm <i>that hath</i> no strength? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/8-27.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/job/11-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-7.htm">Inferior</a> <a href="/exodus/35-31.htm">Intelligence</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Understanding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/13-2.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/job/13-2.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/13-2.htm">Inferior</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Intelligence</a> <a href="/job/13-2.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/12-12.htm">Understanding</a><div class="vheading2">Job 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-1.htm">Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-7.htm">He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But I also have a mind;</b><br>Job asserts his intellectual capacity, emphasizing that he possesses understanding and wisdom. This statement reflects the broader theme of wisdom literature in the Bible, where human understanding is often contrasted with divine wisdom. Job's claim can be seen as a defense against the accusations of his friends, who suggest that his suffering is due to a lack of understanding or righteousness. This phrase echoes the biblical principle that all humans are created in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>), endowed with the ability to reason and discern.<p><b>I am not inferior to you.</b><br>Job challenges the assumption of his friends that they possess superior wisdom or moral standing. This assertion highlights the egalitarian nature of wisdom in the biblical context, where wisdom is not confined to a select few but is accessible to all who seek it (<a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a>). Job's statement also reflects the cultural context of ancient Near Eastern societies, where social status often influenced perceptions of wisdom and authority. By claiming equality, Job underscores the biblical theme that true wisdom and righteousness are not determined by social standing but by one's relationship with God.<p><b>Who does not know such things as these?</b><br>Job questions the novelty and depth of his friends' arguments, suggesting that their insights are common knowledge. This rhetorical question implies that the explanations offered by his friends are simplistic and fail to address the complexity of his situation. The phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative that true wisdom often transcends conventional understanding and is revealed through divine insight (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>). Job's challenge also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Christ, who embodies the wisdom of God and offers deeper understanding beyond human reasoning (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this chapter, Job is responding to his friends who have been offering him counsel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who have come to comfort Job but end up accusing him of wrongdoing, suggesting that his suffering is a result of his sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>This chapter is part of a larger dialogue between Job and his friends, where Job defends his understanding and integrity against their accusations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_suffering.htm">The Suffering</a></b><br>Job's immense suffering, including the loss of his children, wealth, and health, serves as the backdrop for this discourse.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/equality_in_understanding.htm">Equality in Understanding</a></b><br>Job asserts that he is not inferior in understanding to his friends. This teaches us the importance of recognizing the value of our own insights and experiences, even when others may seem more knowledgeable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_wisdom.htm">Humility and Wisdom</a></b><br>While Job defends his understanding, he also demonstrates humility by acknowledging that wisdom is not exclusive to any one person. We should be open to learning from others while also valuing our own God-given insights.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_counsel.htm">Discernment in Counsel</a></b><br>Job's response to his friends highlights the need for discernment when receiving advice. Not all counsel, even from well-meaning friends, aligns with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_source_of_true_wisdom.htm">The Source of True Wisdom</a></b><br>Job's confidence in his understanding points us to the ultimate source of wisdom—God Himself. We should seek divine wisdom through prayer and scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_suffering.htm">Integrity in Suffering</a></b><br>Job maintains his integrity despite his friends' accusations. This encourages us to hold fast to our faith and character, even when misunderstood or judged by others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_handle_life's_frustrations.htm">How can I manage life's frustrations effectively?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_renew_minds_per_scripture.htm">How can we renew our minds according to scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'rightly_dividing'_mean.htm">What is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_philippians_3_21_conflict_with_biology.htm">Does the promise that Jesus will transform 'our lowly bodies' in Philippians 3:21 conflict with established biological and medical understanding of human mortality?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But I have understanding as well as you</span>. "I, however, claim to have just as much understanding [literally, 'heart'] as you, and to be just as well entitled to speak, and to claim attention;" since I am not inferior to you. "I am not conscious," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "of any inferiority to you, intellectual or moral. I do not fall below you in either respect<span class="cmt_word">." Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?</span> "Not," Job means to say, "that much understanding is necessary in such a case as this; any man of common intelligence can form a correct judgment on the point in dispute between us." The special point, in Job's mind, seems to be God's complete mastery over the world, and absolute control over all that takes place in it (see the introductory paragraph). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/12-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But I also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have a mind;</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵבָ֨ב ׀</span> <span class="translit">(lê·ḇāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inferior</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹפֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(nō·p̄êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֶּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not [know]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">such things</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as these?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽלֶּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/12-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 12:3 But I have understanding as well as (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/12-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 12:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 12:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/12-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 12:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 12:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>