the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Job 36:12
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But if they refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding.
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they don't listen, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
But if they do not listen, they will die by the sword, and they will die without knowing why.
But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they don't listen, they shall perish by the sword; They shall die without knowledge.
"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.
But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
Sotheli if thei heren not, thei schulen passe bi swerd, and thei schulen be wastid in foli.
But if they do not obey, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
But if they foolishly refuse, they will be rewarded with a violent death.
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
But if they don't pay attention, they perish by the sword and die without learning their lesson.
But if they hearken not, they shall pass away by the sword, and expire without knowledge.
But if they refuse to obey him, they will be destroyed. They will die like fools.
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they do not hear, they will die by the sword. They will die without learning.
But if they do not listen, they shall perish by the sword, and die without knowledge.
But if they wil not obey, they shal passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.
But if they do not obey, they shall perish by destruction, and they shall perish without knowledge.
But if not, they will die in ignorance and cross the stream into the world of the dead.
But, if they would not hearken, by a weapon, should they pass away, and breathe their last, no one knowing.
But if they hear not, they shall pass by the sword, and shall be consumed in folly.
But if they do not hearken, they perish by the sword, and die without knowledge.
But if they wil not hearken, they shal go through the sworde, and perishe or euer they be aware.
But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient.
But if they do not listen,they will cross the river of deathand die without knowledge.
But if they don't listen, they shall perish by the sword; They shall die without knowledge.
But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword, and they pass away without knowledge.
But if they do not hear, they shall pass away by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.
But yff they will not obeye, they shall go thorow the swearde, & perish or euer they be awarre.
"But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword, And die without knowledge.
But if they do not obey,They shall perish by the sword,And they shall die without knowledge. [fn]
"But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.
But if they do not hear, they shall pass away by a weaponAnd they will breathe their last without knowledge.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: Deuteronomy 18:15-22, Deuteronomy 29:15-20, Isaiah 1:20, Isaiah 3:11, Romans 2:8, Romans 2:9
perish: Heb. pass away
die: Job 4:21, John 8:21-24
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 28:9 - serve him Proverbs 5:23 - shall die Hosea 4:6 - for Joel 2:8 - sword
Cross-References
And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But if they obey not,.... Who seem to be righteous and are not; and when afflicted are not submissive to the will of God; attend not to the voice of his providence; receive no instruction thereby; but kick against the pricks, and rebel, against God; complain of him, and murmur at his dealings with them:
they shall perish by the sword; or they shall pass away out of the world by it, or by some missive weapon: they shall die a violent death, by the sword of justice, of the civil magistrate, or by the sword of men; or, as a Jewish commentator r paraphrases it, by the dart of death, by the sword of Satan, they shall pass out of this world;
and they shall die without knowledge; without knowledge of their death being near, it coming upon them suddenly and at unawares; or without knowledge of themselves and of their miserable and lost estate; and without knowledge of Christ, and of God in Christ, and of the way of salvation by him. Or they shall perish for lack of knowledge; because they have none; through ignorance and that affected; they know not nor will they understand, but despise the means of knowledge, and hate instruction.
r R. Simeon, Bar Tzemach.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But 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 death. The idea here is, that the man who was afflicted on account of the sins which he had committed, and who did not repent of them and turn to God, would be cut off. God would not withdraw his hand unless he acknowledged his offences. As he had undertaken the work of discipline, he could not consistently do it, for it would be in fact “yielding” the point to him whom he chastised. This “may” be the case now, and the statement here made by Elihu may involve a principle which will explain the cause of the death of many persons, even of the professedly pious. They are devoted to gain or amusement; they seek the honors of the world for their families or themselves, and in fact they make no advances in piety, and are doing nothing for the cause of religion. God lays his hand upon them at first gently. They lose their health, or a part of their property. But the discipline is not effectual. He then lays his band on them with more severity, and takes from them an endeared child. Still, all is ineffectual. The sorrow of the affliction passes away, and they mingle again in the frivolous and busy scenes of life as worldly as ever, and exert no influence in favor of religion. Another blow is needful, and blow after blow is struck; but nothing overcomes their worldliness, nothing makes them devotedly and sincerely useful, and it becomes necessary to remove them from the world.
They shall die without knowledge - That is, without any true knowledge of the plans and government of God, or of the reasons why he brought these afflictions upon them. In all their sufferings they never “saw” the design. They complained, and murmured, and charged God with severity, but they never understood that the affliction was intended for their own benefit.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 36:12. But 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 בשלח יעברו 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 gladium. "They shall pass away by the sword."
