Job 36:8

And if they be bound in fetters, and be taken in the cords of afflictions,

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

In Context

7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.

9then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

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Cross References

Job 19:6know now that God has subverted me, and has encompassed me with his net.

Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol were round about me. The snares of death came upon me.

Psalms 116:3The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow.

Lamentations 3:9He has walled up my ways with hewn stone. He has made my paths crooked.

Matthew Henry on Job 36:6-15

5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and… Read the whole commentary →

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