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Job 36:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. "
Job 36:12
Verse in Context
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He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
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Job 36:1
"Elihu also proceeded, and said,"
Job 36:2
"Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's"
Job 36:3
"I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker."
Job 36:4
"For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge"
Job 36:5
"Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom."
Job 36:6
"He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor."
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