Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword
And they will die without knowledge.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But if they do not obey,
they will cross the river of death
and die without knowledge.

International Standard Version

"But if they won't listen, they'll perish by the sword and die in their ignorance.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“But if they do not hear and obey, they will die by the sword [of God’s destructive judgments]
And they will die [in ignorance] without [true] knowledge.

Bible in Basic English

But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.

Darby Translation

But if they hearken not, they shall pass away by the sword, and expire without knowledge.

Julia Smith Translation

And if they will not hear, they shall pass away by the spear, and they shall expire without knowledge.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But if they do not listen, they perish by [the] sword, and they pass away without knowledge.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But if they will not obey, they shall go through the sword, and perish before they be aware.

NET Bible

But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.

New Heart English Bible

But if they do not listen, they shall perish by the sword; they shall die without knowledge.

The Emphasized Bible

But, if they would not hearken, by a weapon, should they pass away, and breathe their last, no one knowing.

Webster

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

World English Bible

But if they don't listen, they shall perish by the sword; they shall die without knowledge.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

by the sword
שׁלח 
Shelach 
Usage: 7

and they shall die
גּוע 
Gava` 
die, give up the ghost, dead, perish, dead
Usage: 24

References

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

11 If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness. 12 “But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword
And they will die without knowledge.
13 "The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

Cross References

Job 4:21

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, do they not die, and that without wisdom?'

Isaiah 3:11

Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.

Deuteronomy 18:15-22

"The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers--it is to him you shall listen--

Deuteronomy 29:15-20

but with whoever is standing here with us today before the LORD our God, and with whoever is not here with us today.

Job 15:22

He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.

Isaiah 1:20

but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

John 8:21-24

So he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."

Romans 2:8-9

but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

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