Job 36:8

And if they be bound in fetters, and if they be entangled in the cords of affliction:

Leeser Tanakh

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 [he placeth them] with kings on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

9Then doth he tell them of their work, and of their transgressions, when they had become strong.

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Cross References

Job 19:6Then know for certain that God hath bent me down, and hath laid his net all around me.

Psalms 18:5(18:6) The bonds of hell encircled me: the snares of death seized on me.

Psalms 116:3The bands of death had compassed me, and the pangs of the nether world had overtaken me; I had met with distress and sorrow:

Lamentations 3:9He hath fenced up my ways with hewn stone, my paths hath he made 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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