Job 36:8

If they are bound in chains 1 and trapped in cords of suffering, 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

7He does not withdraw his eyes from righteous people 1 but instead sets them on thrones like kings forever, 1 and they are lifted up. 1

9then he reveals to them what they have done, 1 and their transgressions and their pride. 1

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Cross References

Job 19:6then you should know that God has done wrong to me 1 and has caught me in his net. 1

Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death trapped me. 1

Psalms 116:3The cords of death surrounded me, 1 and the snares of Sheol confronted me; 1 I felt anguish and sorrow. 1

Lamentations 3:9He blocked my path with a wall of hewn stone; he made my paths crooked. 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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