Job 36:8

But, if, bound in fetters, they have been captured with cords of affliction,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7He will not withdraw—from a righteous one—his eyes,—but, with kings on the throne, He hath seated men triumphantly, and they have been exalted.

9Then hath he declared to them their deed, and their transgressions—that they were wont to behave themselves proudly;

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Cross References

Job 19:6Know, then, that, God, hath overthrown me, and, within his net, enclosed me.

Psalms 18:5The meshes of hades, had surrounded me, The snares of death, had confronted me,

Psalms 116:3The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found;

Lamentations 3:9He hath walled in my ways with hewn stone, my paths, hath he caused to wind back.

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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