Job 36:12

Modern

But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

Traditional

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

Literal

And if they do not obey, by a weapon they shall pass away, and they shall die as without knowledge.

Latin

…si autem non audierint, transibunt per gladium, et consumentur in stultitia.

Hebrew

English

But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

die without knowledge: See also 4:21; Proverbs 5:23; 10:21.

Theme notes and profiles

Job 4:21
Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’
Romans 2:8–9
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
Deuteronomy 29:15–20
…but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God, as well as with those who are not here today.
Isaiah 1:20
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
John 8:21–24
Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
Deuteronomy 18:15–22
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
Job 15:22
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.