Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 will hear and will serve him, they shall finish their days in good, and their years in delights. 12 And if they will not hear, they shall pass away by the spear, and they shall expire without knowledge. 13 And the profane of heart shall set up anger: they will not cry if he bound them.



Cross References

Job 4:21

Did not their remainder in them remove? They will die, and not in wisdom.

Isaiah 3:11

Wo to the unjust! evil! for the reward of his hands shall be done to him.

Deuteronomy 18:15-22

A prophet from the midst of thee, from thy brethren, like me Jehovah thy God shall raise up to thee; to him shall ye hear.

Deuteronomy 29:15-20

But with those being here with us, standing before Jehovah our God, and with those not here with us this day:

Job 15:22

He will not believe to turn back from darkness, and he was waited for by the sword.

Isaiah 1:20

And if ye shall refuse and rebel, ye shall be eaten by the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah spake.

John 8:21-24

Then said Jesus again to them, I retire, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I retire, ye cannot come.

Romans 2:8-9

But to them of intrigue, and are truly disobedient to the truth, and yielding to injustice, anger and wrath,

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