El panorama
Job 12 abre con “And Job answered and said,”, cambia cerca del versículo 13 con “With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.” y termina con “They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Job · Versión King James · 25Job 12:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Job answered and said,
Job 12:1–7 abre con “And Job answered and said,” y llega a “But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 12 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“And Job answered and said,” Nombrar a Job mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Job 12:1-7
Versión King James1And Job answered and said,
2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Job 12:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the…
Job 12:8–14 abre con “Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto…” y llega a “Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 12 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Job 12:8-14
Versión King James8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Job 12:15-21
Versículos 15–21: Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them…
Job 12:15–21 abre con “Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn…” y llega a “He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 12 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen earth, overturn, sendeth. Su relación con los versículos 16 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Job 12:15-21
Versión King James15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Job 12:22-25
Versículos 22–25: He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light…
Job 12:22–25 abre con “He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.” y llega a “They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 12 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen bringeth, darkness, death. Su relación con los versículos 23 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Job 12:22-25
Versión King James22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Job 12:1 comienza con “And Job answered and said,”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Job 12:11 forma un giro natural: “Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?”
La nota final
Job 12:25 deja al lector con “They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras understanding, wisdom, earth, hand, strength, bringeth ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.