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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Job replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Job spoke again:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Job responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Job responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Job responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Job said to his friends: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Job replied [to his friends],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In response Job replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Job answers and says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Job answereth and saith: -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Job will answer and say,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When Job answered, and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Job, answering, said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Job answered and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/12-1.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=1764" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/347.htm" title="347: ’î·yō·wḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A patriarch. From 'ayab; hated; Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience.">Then Job</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">answered:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!…<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="/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1-3</a></span><br />“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood. / What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. / Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job 16:1-3</a></span><br />Then Job answered: / “I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all. / Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-1.htm">Job 21:1-3</a></span><br />Then Job answered: / “Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me. / Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-1.htm">Job 26:1-4</a></span><br />Then Job answered: / “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble! / How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1-4</a></span><br />Job continued his discourse: / “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul— / as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-1.htm">Job 29:1-3</a></span><br />And Job continued his discourse: / “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, / when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job 30:1-2</a></span><br />“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs. / What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-35.htm">Job 31:35-37</a></span><br />(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment. / Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown. / I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/32-1.htm">Job 32:1-3</a></span><br />So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. / This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God, / and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Job 33:1-3</a></span><br />“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words. / Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue. / My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1-4</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued: / “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning. / For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/35-1.htm">Job 35:1-3</a></span><br />And Elihu went on to say: / “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’ / For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Job 36:1-4</a></span><br />And Elihu continued: / “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf. / I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-1.htm">Job 37:1-2</a></span><br />“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. / Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">Job 38:1-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: / “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? / Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Job answered and said,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-1.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/9-16.htm">Responded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/15-1.htm">Responded</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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>Then Job answered:</b><br>Job's response marks a pivotal moment in the dialogue between him and his friends. This phrase indicates a shift from listening to speaking, highlighting Job's active engagement in the discourse. In the context of the Book of Job, this is part of a larger cycle of speeches where Job responds to the accusations and advice of his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. These friends represent traditional wisdom and the belief that suffering is a direct result of sin. Job's answer is significant as it challenges this conventional understanding, emphasizing his integrity and the complexity of divine justice.<br><br>The setting of the Book of Job is in the land of Uz, which is often associated with Edom or a region east of Israel. This geographical context suggests a time and place where patriarchal customs prevailed, and wisdom literature was a common means of exploring existential questions. Job's response is not just a personal defense but a profound theological reflection on suffering and righteousness.<br><br>Historically, the Book of Job is considered one of the oldest books in the Bible, possibly dating back to the patriarchal period. This ancient context provides insight into the early human struggle with understanding God's ways, a theme that resonates throughout the Bible.<br><br>In terms of biblical connections, Job's dialogues foreshadow the wisdom literature found in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, where the complexities of life and divine justice are explored. Job's perseverance and faith amidst suffering also prefigure the ultimate suffering servant, Jesus Christ, who embodies the innocent sufferer and redeemer.<br><br>Job's answer is a testament to his unwavering faith and quest for truth, setting the stage for the profound theological discussions that follow in the subsequent chapters.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described in the Bible as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/friends_of_job.htm">Friends of Job</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, Job's response is directed towards his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who have been offering him counsel and criticism.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose character and justice are central themes in the Book of Job.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_dialogue.htm">Suffering and Dialogue</a></b><br>The ongoing event in the Book of Job where Job dialogues with his friends about the nature of suffering and divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br><a href="/job/12.htm">Job 12:1</a> marks the beginning of Job's response, reminding us of the importance of listening before speaking. In our interactions, especially during conflicts or misunderstandings, we should be quick to listen and slow to speak.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_criticism.htm">Responding to Criticism</a></b><br>Job's response to his friends teaches us how to handle criticism. We should evaluate the advice we receive, discerning what aligns with God's truth and what does not.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_suffering.htm">Faith Amidst Suffering</a></b><br>Job's dialogue with his friends throughout the book exemplifies maintaining faith and integrity even when facing severe trials. We are encouraged to hold onto our faith, trusting in God's ultimate justice and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's friends initially came to comfort him, but their counsel became misguided. This teaches us the importance of offering support that is compassionate and biblically sound.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_wisdom.htm">God's Sovereignty and Wisdom</a></b><br>The Book of Job, including Job's responses, continually points to the sovereignty and wisdom of God, reminding us to trust in His greater plan even when we do not understand our circumstances.<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/does_job_14_12_contradict_resurrection.htm">When Job 14:12 says the dead 'do not rise,' does this contradict later scriptures affirming an immediate afterlife or resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_god's_direct_talk_with_job.htm">Job 40:1-5: What historical or archaeological evidence supports such a direct, extended conversation between God and a single individual like Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_elihu_suddenly_introduced.htm">Job 32:1-5 - Why does the text abruptly introduce a new character (Elihu) who wasn't mentioned before, and is this consistent with the earlier chapters?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_guide_human_affairs.htm">Psalm 33:13-15 teaches God observes everyone on earth; what evidence supports the idea that God actively watches and guides human affairs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">And Job answered and said.</span>--Each of the friends has now supplied his quota, and Job proceeds to reply to the third, showing that he is far more conversant with the wisdom and majesty of God than they are themselves, though in their own esteem they alone are wise.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1, 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people</span>. Bitterly ironical. Ye are those to whom alone it belongs to speak - the only "people" to whom attention is due. And wisdom shall die with you. "At your death," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "all wisdom will have fled the earth; there will be no one left who knows anything." At least, no doubt, you think so. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/12-1.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">Then Job</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיּ֗וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Job -- a patriarch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥עַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/12-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 12:1 Then Job answered (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/12-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 12:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 12:2" /></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>