Job 36:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 36:12 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 18:15The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
  2. Deuteronomy 29:15but 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.
  3. 1 Samuel 12:25But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
  4. Job 4:21Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’
  5. Job 15:22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
  6. Job 33:18to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
  7. Isaiah 1:20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  8. Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
  9. Joel 2:8They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.
  10. John 8:21Again 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.”
  11. Romans 2:8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

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