But if they don’t listen, they shall perish by the sword; they shall die without knowledge.
Parallel translations
- KJV But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
- BSB But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
- NKJV But if they do not obey, They shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
- NASB “But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword, And die without knowledge.
- NLT But if they refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding.
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- Job 4:21Isn’t their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.’
- Isa 3:11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
- Rom 2:8–9but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,
- Deut 29:15–20but with those who stand here with us today before Yahweh our God, and also with those who are not here with us today
- John 8:21–24Jesus said therefore again to them, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can’t come.”
- Deut 18:15–22Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from among you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.
- Isa 1:20but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”
- Job 15:22He doesn’t believe that he shall return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.
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