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Job 35:11
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who gives us more understanding than the animals of the earthand makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?”
Who teaches us more than the animals of the eretz, 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 birds of the heavens?'
who makes us smarter than the animals of the earth and wiser than the birds of the air?'
who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'
Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
Who teaches us more than the animals of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'
Who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, And makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'
Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.
Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earthAnd makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?'
though he makes us wiser than animals or birds.
who teaches us more than he teaches wild animals and makes us wiser than the birds in the air?'
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?
He is the one who makes us smarter than any animal on earth and wiser than any bird.'
Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the fowls of the air?
They don't turn to God, who makes us wise, wiser than any animal or bird.
who teaches us more than the animals of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
teaching us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
Which geueth vs more vnderstodinge then he doth the beastes of the earth, and teacheth vs more then the foules off heaue.
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'
Who teacheth vs more then the beasts of the earth, and maketh vs wiser then the foules of heauen.
Which teacheth vs more the the beastes of the earth, and geueth vs more wysdome then the foules of heauen.
who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Which God techith vs aboue the beestis of erthe, and he schal teche vs aboue the briddis of heuene.
Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
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 birds of heaven?'
Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals and wiser than the birds of the sky?'
Who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?'
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air.
who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?'
Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'
Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 32:8, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:7, Psalms 94:12
Reciprocal: Job 39:17 - General Psalms 32:9 - no Psalms 94:10 - teacheth man Psalms 119:135 - and teach Proverbs 1:17 - in vain Isaiah 28:26 - For his God Matthew 6:26 - the fowls Luke 12:7 - ye are Luke 12:24 - how
Cross-References
God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don't eat that.
I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you."
Then he took him outside and said, "Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You're going to have a big family, Abram!"
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau."
They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob.
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram.
God said, "I am the God of your father. Don't be afraid of going down to Egypt. I'm going to make you a great nation there. I'll go with you down to Egypt; I'll also bring you back here. And when you die, Joseph will be with you; with his own hand he'll close your eyes."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth?.... Who are taught and know much, especially some of them; but not so much as man, see Isaiah 1:3;
and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? who are wise to provide food and nests for themselves and their young; and such as are birds of passage, as the turtledove, the crane, the stork, and the swallow, to know the time of their coming and returning, see Jeremiah 8:7. But then neither the beasts not; the fowls, though they are endowed with much knowledge and sagacity, according to their natures, yet not with reason and understanding, as men are, so as to make reflections on things they see and hear, and reason and discourse about them; nor are they capable of being taught and attaining to knowledge and wisdom as men are, by the works of God, of creation, and providence; and by the word of God, the Scriptures of truth, which are able to make men wise unto salvation; and by the Spirit of God, who teaches all things of a spiritual nature. God not only endows men with reason, but with sentiments of religion, which brutes are incapable of: he gives to men wisdom in the hidden part; he puts in them his fear, which is the beginning of wisdom; he makes them wise to know God in Christ, and to know his Son Jesus Christ, whom to know is life eternal; and he gives them knowledge of a future state, and hope of immortality and eternal life. Wherefore it becomes them to bear afflictions and oppressions with a fortitude of mind, and patiently submit to the will of God, and wait his time for deliverance, having called upon him in faith, and left their case with him; but if they only cry, as the brutes do under their burdens, it need not seem strange they are not heard and answered; since God has given them more wisdom and knowledge than they, and therefore should behave after another manner; though sometimes they act a part inferior to them, Judges 1:10.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth - Who is able to teach us mere than the irrational creation; that is, in regard to the nature and design of affliction. They suffer without knowing why. They are subjected to toil and hardships; endure pain, and die, without any knowledge why all this occurs, and without any rational view of the government and plans of God. It is not, or need not be so, says Elihu, when man suffers. He is intelligent. He can understand why he is afflicted. He has only to make use of his superior endowments, and apply to his Maker, and he will see so much of the reason of his doings that he will acquiesce in the wise arrangement. Perhaps there is an implied reflection here on those who suffered generally, as if they manifested no more intelligence than the brute creation. They make no use of intellectual endowments. They do not examine the nature of the divine administration, and they do not apply to God for instruction and help. If they should do so, he would teach them so that they would acquiesce and rejoice in his government and dealings. According to this view, the meaning is, that if people suffer without relief and consolation, it is to be attributed to their stupidity and unwillingness to look to God for light and aid, and not at all to his injustice.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 35:11. Who teacheth us more than the beasts — "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know me, my people do not consider; " Isaiah 1:3. Beasts, bards, fowls, and in many cases pond-fishes, know and seem thankful to the hand that feeds them; while man, made much more noble than they, gifted with the greatest powers, privileged with the most important benefits, considers not the Lord, nor discerns the operation of his hand. Quadrupeds, reptiles, and fowls, have more gratitude to their masters than man has to his God.
