Job 36:8

And, if they are in captivity, or are bound with the chains of poverty,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

7He will not take his eyes away from the just, and he continually establishes kings on their throne, and they are exalted.

9he will reveal to them their works, as well as their sinfulness, in that they were violent.

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Cross References

Job 19:6At least now you should understand that God has not afflicted me with a balanced judgment, though he has encompassed me with his scourges.

Psalms 18:5Their sound has gone forth through all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

Lamentations 3:9GHIMEL. He has enclosed my ways with square stones; he has subverted my paths.

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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