Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,
New American Standard Bible
And are caught in the cords of
King James Version
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
Holman Bible
and trapped by the cords of affliction,
International Standard Version
"If they're bound in chains, caught in ropes of affliction,
A Conservative Version
And if they be bound in fetters, and be taken in the cords of afflictions,
American Standard Version
And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions;
Amplified
“And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity],
And held by cords of affliction,
Bible in Basic English
And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,
Darby Translation
And if, bound in fetters, they be held in cords of affliction,
Julia Smith Translation
And they being bound in fetters shall be taken in the cords of affliction.
King James 2000
And if they are bound in fetters, and are held in cords of affliction;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And if [they] are tied up with fetters, [if] they are caught in [the] cords of misery,
Modern King James verseion
And if they are bound in chains, and are held in cords of affliction,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But if they be laid in prison and chains, or bound with the bonds of poverty:
New Heart English Bible
If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
The Emphasized Bible
But, if, bound in fetters, they have been captured with cords of affliction,
Webster
And if they are bound in fetters, and are held in cords of affliction;
World English Bible
If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
Youngs Literal Translation
And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,
Themes
Afflictions made beneficial » In convincing us of sin
Cord » Symbolical uses of » Token in mourning
Hearing » The lord opening ears
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever. 8 But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction, 9 then he reveals to them what they have done, and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 107:10
They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,
Proverbs 5:22
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
Job 13:27
And you put my feet in the stocks and you watch all my movements; you put marks on the soles of my feet.
Job 19:6
know then that God has wronged me and encircled me with his net.
Job 33:18-19
He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.
Psalm 18:5
The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.
Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
Lamentations 3:9
He has blocked every road I take with a wall of hewn stones; he has made every path impassable.