job 12:8 or speak to the earth and it shall teach thee and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee

Job 12:8

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Or address the earth, and it will teach thee, and the fishes of the sea, will recount it to thee:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall tell.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Or speake to the earth, and it shall shewe thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall declare vnto thee.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Or speake to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare vnto thee.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you; and the fishes of the sea shall declare to you.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

Or x176

(0176) Complement
אוֹ
'ow
{o}

The first form is presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of the second form which is short for H0185; desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if.

speak 7878

{7878} Prime
שִׂיחַ
siyach
{see'-akh}

A primitive root; to ponder, that is, (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence aloud) or (transitively) utter.

z8798

<8798> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847

to the earth, 776

{0776} Prime
אֶרֶץ
'erets
{eh'-rets}

From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).

and it shall teach 3384

{3384} Prime
יָרָה
yarah
{yaw-raw'}

A primitive root; properly to flow as water (that is, to rain); transitively to lay or throw (especially an arrow, that is, to shoot); figuratively to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach.

z8686

<8686> Grammar

Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046

thee: and the fishes 1709

{1709} Prime
דָּג
dag
{dawg}

From H1711; a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid); but still better from H1672 (in the sense of squirming, that is, moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively).

of the sea 3220

{3220} Prime
יָם
yam
{yawm}

From an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large river, or an artificial basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south.

shall declare 5608

{5608} Prime
סָפַר
caphar
{saw-far'}

A primitive root; properly to score with a mark as a tally or record, that is, (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively to recount, that is, celebrate.

z8762

<8762> Grammar

Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447

unto thee.