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989 B
But now ask ... will declare to you
These 4 statements all express the idea that the beasts, the birds, the earth, and the fish understand God better than Job's friends do. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony)
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you
The command in the first part of the sentence functions as a hypothetical condition. Alternate translation: "Or if you were to speak to the earth, it would teach you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-imperative and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)
the fish of the sea will declare to you
The command "Ask the fish of the sea" is understood from the previous sentences. It functions as a hypothetical condition. Alternate translation: "and if you were to ask the fish of the sea, they would declare to you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-imperative and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)