Job 36:11–12
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
If they obey and serue him, *they shall spend their dayes in prosperitie, and their yeeres in pleasures.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIob 21.13.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they obey not, †they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. they shall passe away by the sword.
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From verse 11
- Jeremiah 7:23Rank 1 from verse 11
23But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
23**But this thing commaunded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I wil be your God, and ye shalbe my people: and walke ye in all the wayes that I haue commanded you, that it may be well vnto you.
- Isaiah 1:19Rank 2 from verse 11
- Jeremiah 26:13Rank 3 from verse 11
13Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
13*†Therefore nowe amend your wayes, and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, and the LORD will repent him of the euill that he hath pronounced against you.
- Deuteronomy 4:30Rank 4 from verse 11
30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things †are come vpon thee, euen in the latter dayes, if thou turne to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient vnto his voice:
- Hebrews 11:8Rank 5 from verse 11
8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
8By faith Abraham when he was called to goe out into a place which hee should after receiue for an inheritance, obeyed, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
- Revelation 18:7Rank 9 from verse 11
7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
7How much she hath glorified her selfe, and liued deliciously, so much torment and sorrow giue her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a *Queene, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
- Ecclesiastes 9:2–3Rank 10 from verse 11
2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
2*All things come alike to all: there is one euent to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the cleane, and to the vncleane; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner, and hee that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
3This is an euill among all things that are done vnder the Sunne, that there is one euent vnto all: yea also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnesse is in their heart while they liue, and after that they goe to the dead.
- Job 11:13–19Rank 11 from verse 11
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:
14If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let not wickednes dwell in thy tabernacles.
15For then shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, yea thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not feare:
16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that passe away:
17And thine age †shalbe clearer then the noone day; thou shalt shine foorth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18And thou shalt be secure because there is hope, yea thou shalt digge about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19*Also thou shalt lye downe, and none shall make thee afraid; yea many shall †make suite vnto thee.
12So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Iob, more then his beginning: for he had fourteene thousand sheepe, and sixe thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand shee asses.
- Romans 6:17Rank 13 from verse 11
From verse 12
- Isaiah 3:11Rank 2 from verse 12
- Romans 2:8–9Rank 3 from verse 12
8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
8But vnto them that are contentious, & doe not obey the trueth, but obey vnrighteousnes, indignation, & wrath,
9Tribulation, and anguish vpon euery soule of man that doeth euill, of the Iew first, and also of the †Gentile.
- Deuteronomy 18:15–22Rank 4 from verse 12
15¶ The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
16According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
17And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
20But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
15¶ *The LORD thy God will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like vnto me, vnto him ye shall hearken,
16According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb, in the day of the assembly, saying, *Let mee not heare again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let mee see this great fire any more, that I die not.
17And the LORD said vnto mee, They haue well spoken that which they haue spoken.
18*I will raise them vp a Prophet from among their brethren, like vnto thee, and will put my wordes in his mouth, and hee shall speake vnto them all that I shall command him.
19And it shall come to passe, that whosoeuer will not hearken vnto my words, which hee shall speake in my name, I will require it of him.
20But the prophet which shall presume to speake a word in my name, which I haue not commanded him to speake, or that shall speake in the name of other gods, euen that prophet shall die.
21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall wee know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to passe, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not bee afraid of him.
- Deuteronomy 29:15–20Rank 5 from verse 12
15But with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
16(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;
17And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
18Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
19And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
20The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.
15But with him that standeth here with vs this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with vs this day:
16(For ye know how we haue dwelt in the land of Egypt, and how we came thorow the nations which ye passed by.
17And ye haue seene their abominations, and their †idoles, wood, and stone, siluer, and gold, which were among them.)
18Lest there should be among you man or woman, or familie, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day frō the LORD our God, to goe and serue the gods of these nations: lest there should bee among you a root that beareth ‖gall and wormewood,
19And it come to passe when he heareth the wordes of this curse, that hee blesse himselfe in his heart, saying, I shall haue peace, though I walke in the ‖imagination of mine heart, to adde †drunkennesse to thirst:
20The LORD wil not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD, and his ielousie shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this booke shall lie vpon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from vnder heauen.
- Isaiah 1:20Rank 6 from verse 12
- John 8:21–24Rank 7 from verse 12
21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
21Then saide Iesus againe vnto them, I goe my way, and ye shall seeke me, & shall die in your sinnes: Whither I goe, ye cannot come.
22Then said the Iewes, Will hee kill himselfe? because he saith, Whither I goe, ye cannot come.
23And hee said vnto them, Yee are from beneath, I am from aboue: Yee are of this world, I am not of this world.
24I said therefore vnto you, that ye shall die in your sinnes. For if yee beleeue not that I am hee, yee shall die in your sinnes.
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Job 36:11
To hear with submission and do what is commanded; to comply with authority or instruction.
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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To use, expend, consume, or give out. Sense 2: To pass time or life in a stated manner.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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prosperity
Success, welfare, peace, safety, abundance, wealth, or flourishing.
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Periods of twelve months.
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Sense 1: Delights, enjoyments, or gratifications. Sense 2: Sensual or self-indulgent desires.
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Job 36:12
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
To hear with submission and do what is commanded; to comply with authority or instruction.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.
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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.
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Understanding or awareness gained by knowing; recognition; what is known.
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10He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
10He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth that they returne from iniquitie.
11If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
11If they obey and serue him, *they shall spend their dayes in prosperitie, and their yeeres in pleasures.
Selected passage12But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
12But if they obey not, †they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Selected passage13But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
13But the hypocrites in heart heape vp wrath: they crie not when he bindeth them.