Bible Chapter Summary
Job 12 Summary
Job Claims Equal Understanding
Job responds that his friends are not uniquely wise and that he possesses understanding equal to theirs. He observes that the righteous are mocked while the wicked prosper, and he appeals to nature itself as witness to God's power—animals, earth, and sea all declare the works of the LORD. Job then describes how God's omnipotent hand controls all things, breaking down the mighty, transforming nations, and stripping away understanding from leaders and elders.
Key themes
Key verses
Job 12:3
“But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?”
Job 12:7-8
“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:”
Job 12:13-16
“With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.”
Job 12:22-25
“He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.”
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