Job 36:8
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
In Context
9then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
Cross References
Job 19:6then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Lamentations 3:9He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has 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 →