Job 36:12

Job 36:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
• New International Version (NIV)But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if they do not obey, They shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.

Context of Job 36:12

10He tells them this to warn them. They must turn away from wicked things. 11They must obey him and agree to serve him. If they do that, they will have everything that they need. They will enjoy all the days that they live. But if they refuse to listen to God, they will go to their graves. They will die and they still will not understand what is right. 13People who turn away from God are always angry. Even when God punishes them, they do not pray for help. 14They die while they are still young. Their lives finish in shame. They live among the male prostitutes who serve false gods.

Job 36:12 word by word

וְאִם־לֹ֣א יִ֭שְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁ֣לַח יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ וְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּ כִּבְלִי־דָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if they obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• not, they shall perishעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• by the swordשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · missileH7973
• and they shall dieגָּוַעgâva‛ · to dieH1478
• without knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847

Cross-references for Job 36:12

• Deuteronomy 18:15One day, the Lord your God will send to you a prophet like me. He will come from among your own people. You must listen to him.
• Isaiah 1:20But if you refuse to obey me and you turn against me, you will die in war.’ That is what the Lord himself has said.
• Isaiah 3:11But it will be very bad for the wicked people. They will receive the punishment that they deserve.
• Romans 2:8But other people think only about themselves. They refuse to obey God's true message. Instead, they continue to do things that are wrong. God will be very angry with people like that and he will punish them.
• Job 4:21They no longer have their valuable things. They suddenly die and they are still not wise.” ’
• John 8:21Jesus said to them again, ‘I will go away and you will look for me. But even when you die, God will still not have forgiven your sins. You cannot go where I will go.’

Commentaries on Job 36:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12But if they obey not - This also is a general rule, from which, in the course of Providence, there are only few, and those only apparent, deviations. Instead of they shall perish by the sword, the meaning of the Hebrew יעברו בשלח beshelach yaaboru, is, "By a dart they shall pass by." They shall be in continual dangers, and often fall before they have lived out half their days. Mr. Good translates: They pass by as an arrow. The Vulgate: Transibunt per…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12But if they obey not - If those who are afflicted do not turn to God, and yield him obedience, they must expect that he will continue their calamities until they are cut off. They shall perish by the sword - Margin, as in Hebrew “pass away.” The word rendered “sword” (שׁלח shelach ) means properly “anything sent” - as a spear or an arrow - “a missile” - and then an instrument of war in general. It may be applied to any weapon that is used to produce…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Elihu here shows that God acts as righteous Governor. He is always ready to defend those that are injured. If our eye is ever toward God in duty, his eye will be ever upon us in mercy, and, when we are at the lowest, will not overlook us. God intends, when he afflicts us, to discover past sins to us, and to bring them to our remembrance. Also, to dispose our hearts to be taught: affliction makes people willing to learn, through the grace of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12die without knowledge: See also 4:21; Proverbs 5:23; 10:21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Job 33:18). without knowledge--that is, on account of their foolishness (Job 4:20, 21).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 36:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Contingencies
• Death
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Job 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings