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Job 12 — Sermon Preparation
Job turns on his friends with sarcasm, declaring that even the animals know God's hand governs the rise and fall of every living thing. Below is a research summary for Job 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 183 / 138
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Job 12 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שׁוֹלָל | shôwlâl | H7758 | 2 | nude, captive |
| חׇכְמָה | chokmâh | H2451 | 3 | wisdom |
| שְׂחוֹק | sᵉchôwq | H7814 | 2 | laughter |
| בּוּז | bûwz | H937 | 2 | disrespect |
| תָּבוּן | tâbûwn | H8394 | 2 | intelligence, argument |
| תָּעָה | tâʻâh | H8582 | 2 | vacillate, reel |
| אֱלוֹהַּ | ʼĕlôwahh | H433 | 2 | deity, Deity |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Job 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of His own will, which none can resist. It were well if wise and good men, who differ about lesser things, would see how it is for their honour and comfort, and the good of others, to dwell most upon the great things in which they agree. Here are no complaints, or reflections. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Job 12:12–30 (Public Domain)
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