Job 36:8

But they that are bound in fetters 1 Shall be holden in cords of poverty. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, 1 But they shall be with kings on the throne: 1 And he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted. 1

9And he shall recount to them their works, 1 And their transgressions, for such will act with violence. 1

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Cross References

Job 19:6Know then that it is the Lord that has troubled me, 1 And has raised his bulwark against me. 1

Psalms 18:5Their voice is gone out into all the earth, 1 And their words to the ends of the world. 1

Lamentations 3:9He has built up my ways, 1 He has hedged my paths; 1

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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