Job 12:8

Job Presents His Case

7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. 8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. 9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?

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Berean Standard Bible
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
American Standard Version (1901)
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Bible in Basic English
Or to the things which go flat on the earth, and they will give you wisdom; and the fishes of the sea will give you news of it.
Free Bible Version
ask the earth and it will teach you, and the fishes in the sea will tell you.
King James (Authorized) Version
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Translation for Translators
If you could ask the creatures that crawl on the ground, or the fish in the sea, they would tell you about God.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; the fish of the sea will declare to you.
Noah Webster Bible
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
World English Bible
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.
Young's Literal Translation
Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee: