Job

Job 36:12–13

¹²But if they do not obey,

then they perish by the sword^a

and die without knowledge.

¹³The godless in heart harbor resentment;

even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obey	יִ֭שְׁמְעוּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
then they perish	יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ	ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by the sword	בְּשֶׁ֣לַח	bə·še·laḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7973 missile, weapon, sprout
and die	וְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּ	wə·yiḡ·wə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1478 expire perish, die
without	כִּבְלִי־	kiḇ·lî-	Preposition-k; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
knowledge	דָֽעַת׃	ḏå̄·ʿaṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The godless	וְֽחַנְפֵי־	wə·ḥan·p̄ê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2611 profane, irreligious
in heart	לֵ֭ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
harbor	יָשִׂ֣ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
resentment	אָ֑ף	’āp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
even when	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He binds them	אֲסָרָֽם׃	’ă·sā·rām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison
they do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cry for help	יְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּ	yə·šaw·wə·‘ū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7768 cry out for help

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 36:12 Job 4:21 · Romans 2:8–9 · Isaiah 3:11 · Deuteronomy 18:15–22 · Isaiah 1:20 · John 8:21–24 · Deuteronomy 29:15–20

Job 36:13 Romans 2:5 · Job 27:8–10 · Job 36:8 · 2 Chronicles 28:13 · Psalm 107:10 · Numbers 32:14 · 2 Chronicles 28:22 · Matthew 22:12–13 · Job 35:9–10 · Job 15:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.