Parallel Verses
King James 2000
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
New American Standard Bible
And they will
King James Version
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Holman Bible
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.
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
References
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. 13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he binds them.
Cross References
Job 4:21
Does not their excellence which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be done to him.
Deuteronomy 18:15-22
The LORD your God will raise up unto you a Prophet from the midst of you, of your brethren, like unto me; unto him you shall hearken;
Deuteronomy 29:15-20
But with him that stands here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
Job 15:22
He believes not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.
Isaiah 1:20
But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.
John 8:21-24
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.
Romans 2:8-9
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,