The Bible — notes and cross-references in Job | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 12

12:4¹ my

Lit., his.
12:4² me

Lit., him.
12:4^a laughingstock

Job 17:2, 6; 21:3; 30:1; cf. Mark 5:40; Luke 16:14; Acts 17:32
12:6¹ might

Or, hand.
12:7^a teach

vv. 7-9; cf. Rom. 1:20
12:10^1a life

Acts 17:25; Dan. 5:23

Heb. nephesh (soul)...ruach (spirit). Every living thing has a soul, but man has not only a soul but also a spirit (cf. note Gen. 2:7^5b, par. 1, and note Gen. 2:7^6c).
12:11^a try

cf. 1 Cor. 14:29
12:13^a wisdom

Dan. 2:20; Col. 2:3
12:15^a waters

Gen. 8:2; Deut. 11:17; 1 Kings 8:35; cf. 1 Kings 17:1
12:15^b sends

cf. Gen. 7:11-24; Psa. 147:18; Amos 5:8; 9:6
12:17^a counselors

2 Sam. 15:34; cf. Isa. 29:14; 1 Cor. 1:20
12:22^a brings

Dan. 2:22; 1 Cor. 4:5; 2:10; Matt. 10:26