Job 35:11

What does Job 35:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 35:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?

Context

v.10But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,

v.11This passage

v.12There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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 birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

  • Job 36:22

    Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?

  • Psalms 94:12

    Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

  • Job 32:8

    But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

  • Genesis 2:7

    And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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