Job 36:8
If they are bound in chains, tied down by ropes of suffering,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
In Context
9then he explains to them what they've done—their arrogant sins.
Cross References
Job 19:6But you should realize that it's God who has wronged me, he has trapped me in his net.
Psalms 18:5The grave wound its ropes around me; death set snares for me.
Psalms 116:3I was caught in the snares of death; I was trapped by terrors of the grave. All I experienced was suffering and grief.
Lamentations 3:9He has put stone blocks in my way and sends me down crooked 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 →