Job 12:9
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Who knows not in all these that the hand of the LORD has worked this?
American King James Version (AKJV)
Who knows not in all these that the hand of the LORD has worked this?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this?
Webster's Revision
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
World English Bible
Who doesn't know that in all these, the hand of Yahweh has done this,
English Revised Version (ERV)
Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of LORD hath wrought this?
Definitions for Job 12:9
Barnes's Job 12:9 Bible Commentary
Who knoweth not in all these - Who cannot see in all these the proofs of the same divine and sovereign agency? Who cannot see the hand of the same God and the same great principles of administration? The meaning of Job is, that the position which he defends is so plain, that it may be learned from the very earth and the lowest orders of animals which God has made.
That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this - In this place the original word is יהוה yehovâh. On the meaning of the word see the notes at Isaiah 1:2. The Chaldee also renders it here יה yâhh. It is remarkable that this is the only place where the name yahweh occurs in poetical parts of the book of Job, in the printed editions. In Job 28:28, yahweh is found in some manuscripts, though the word "Adonai" is in the printed copies. Eichhorn, Einleit. section 644, Note. In Job 12:9, the word yahweh, though found in the printed editions, is missing in nine ancient manuscripts. Dr. John P. Wilson on the "Hope of Immortality," p. 57. The word yahweh constantly occurs in the historical parts of the book. On the argument derived from this, in regard to the antiquity of the Book of Job, see the introduction, Section 4.
Wesley's Job 12:9 Bible Commentary
12:9 Lord - This is the only time that we meet with the name Jehovah in all the discourses between Job and his friends. For God in that age was more known by the name of Shaddai, the Almighty.