Job 36:8

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; but with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

9Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

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Cross References

Job 19:6Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net.

Psalms 18:5(18-6) The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.

Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.

Lamentations 3:9He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, He hath 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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