Job 27:12

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?

American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

Bible in Basic English

Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

Free Bible Version

If all of you have recognized this, why do you talk such vain nonsense?

King James (Authorized) Version

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

Translation for Translators

But you three have seen for yourselves what God has done; so ◄why are you saying such nonsense?/you should not be saying such nonsense.► [RHQ]

Unlocked Literal Bible

See, all of you have seen this yourselves; why then have you spoken all this nonsense?

Noah Webster Bible

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it ; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

World English Bible

Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

Young's Literal Translation

Lo, ye — all of you — have seen, And why [is] this — ye are altogether vain?

Context

The Wicked Man’s Portion

¹¹I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty. ¹²Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?

Summary

In Job 27:12, Job expresses his unwavering commitment to righteousness and integrity, declaring that he will not renounce his faith even in the face of adversity. This verse reflects Job's determination to hold fast to his beliefs and moral principles despite his suffering, showcasing his resilience and steadfastness in the midst of trials. Job's words serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of maintaining faith and integrity, even when confronted with challenges and hardships. His example inspires believers to remain faithful to God and His truth, trusting in His sovereignty and ultimate justice.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Ye yourselves have seen it - Your own experience and observation have shown you that the righteous are frequently in affliction, and the wicked in affluence. Why then are ye thus altogether vain? - The original is very emphatical: הבל תהבלו hebel tehbalu, and well expressed by Mr. Good: "Why then should ye thus babble babblings!" It our language would allow it, we might say vanitize vanity.

John Gill Bible Commentary

This is the portion of a wicked man with God,.... Not to be punished in this life, but after death. This is what Job undertook to teach his friends, and is the purport of what follows in this chapter. A wicked man is not only one that has been so from the womb, and is openly and notoriously a wicked man, but one also that is so secretly, under a mask of sobriety, religion, and godliness, and is an hypocrite, for of such Job speaks in the context; and the portion of such a man is not what he has in this life, which is oftentimes a very affluent one as to the things of this world, but what he has after death, which is banishment from the presence of God, the everlasting portion of his people, a part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, the wrath of God to the uttermost, the second death, and a dwelling with devils and wicked men, such as himself, even a portion with hypocrites, which of all is the most dreadful and miserable, Mat 24:51; and this is "with God", is appointed by him; for God has appointed the wicked, the vessels of wrath, fitted by their sins for destruction to the day of evil, to everlasting ruin and destruction; and it is prepared by him for them, as for the devil and his angels, and for them it is reserved among his treasures, even blackness of darkness, damnation, wrath, and vengeance: and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty; these are such who are either oppressors of the poor in their natural and civil rights, taking from or denying to them what of right is their due; or oppressors of the saints in their religious rights and privileges, furious persecutors of them; and who, being powerful, are terrible, as the word signifies: there is an "heritage", or an inheritance for those, which is entailed upon them, and will descend unto them, as the firstborn of their father the devil, as children of disobedience, and so of wrath, and like an inheritance will endure: and this they "shall receive"; it is future, it is wrath to come, and it is certain there is no escaping it; it is their due desert, and they shall receive it; it is in the hands of the almighty God, and he will render it to them, and they shall most assuredly inherit it.

Job 27:12

The Wicked Man’s Portion

¹¹I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty. ¹²Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?