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Job 35:11

35:10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

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who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

35:12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

What does Job 35:11 mean?

Job 35:11 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָלַף (ʼâlaph), בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

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Who
teachethאָלַףʼâlaph/aw-lof'/H502hence, to learn (and causatively to teach)
us
more
than
the
beastsבְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
of
the
earth,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
and
maketh
us
wiserחָכַםchâkam/khaw-kam'/H2449to be wise (in mind, word or act)
than
the
fowlsעוֹףʻôwph/ofe/H5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
of
heaven?שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

Commentary on Job 35:11

HENRY_FULL · Job 35:11
itiable. I. He had lived in great honour, but now he had fallen into disgrace, and was as much vilified, even by the meanest, as ever he had been magnified by the greatest; this he insists much on, ver. 1-14 . II. He had had much inward comfort and delight, but now he was a terror and burden to himself ( ver. 15, 16 ) and overwhelmed with sorrow, ver. 28-31 . III. He had long enjoyed a good state of health, but now he was sick and in pain, ver. 17-19 , 29 , 30 . IV. Time was when the secret of God was with him, but now his communication with heaven was cut off, ver. 20-22 . V. He had promised himself a long life, but now he saw death at the door, ver. 23 . One thing he mentions, which aggravated his affliction, that it surprised him when he looked for peace. But two things gave him some relief:—1. That his troubles would not follow him to the grave, ver. 24 . 2. That his conscience witnessed for him that, in his prosperity, he had sympathized with those that were in misery, ver. 25 . Job's Humbled Condition. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. 2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

Cross-references

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Job 35:2

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 35:11.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 2:20

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Genesis 7:14

They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. sort: Heb. wing

Genesis 7:23

And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

Frequently asked questions

What does Job 35:11 say?

Job 35:11 (King James Version) reads: "Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?"

Is Job 35:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 35:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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