Job 36:12
Job 36:12 Meaning and Explanation
“But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Those who refuse to listen face ruin and die without understanding.
What Does Job 36:12 Mean?
Elihu states the dark alternative. Where the call to return is rejected, the result is destruction and a death that comes without knowledge, that is, without ever grasping the truth that might have saved.
To die without knowledge is a sorrowful thing, and the verse presses the urgency of listening while one may. It quietly magnifies the mercy of God in Christ, who came that people need not perish in ignorance but might know the truth and live.
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What does Job 36:12 mean?
Those who refuse to listen face ruin and die without understanding.