Job 36:12 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword [of God's destructive judgments], and they shall die in ignorance of true knowledge.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword [of God's destructive judgments], and they shall die in ignorance of true knowledge.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

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.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But if they refuse to obey him, they will be destroyed. They will die like fools.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But if not, they will die in ignorance and cross the stream into the world of the dead.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But if they don't listen, they will cross the River {of Death} and die like those who have no knowledge.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

But if they do not hear, they shall pass away by a weapon And they will breathe their last without knowledge.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But if they obey not, they perish; they die for lack of knowledge.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But if they don't listen to him, they'll be killed with swords. They'll die because they didn't want to know anything about him.

English NIV

But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

But if they refuse to listen to him, they will perish in battle and die from lack of understanding.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If they won't listen to him, they shall perish in battle and die because of their lack of good sense.

English Tyndale 1537

But if they will not obey, they shall go thorow the sword, and perish or ever they be aware.(awarre)

Job 36:12 — Compare Translations