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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/36.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If they are bound in chains and caught up in a web of trouble,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And if they are bound in chains and caught in the cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if <i>they be</i> bound in fetters, <i>and</i> be holden in cords of affliction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if <i>they are</i> bound in fetters, Held in the cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And if they are bound in shackles, And are caught in the snares of misery,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity], And held by cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But when people are prisoners of suffering and pain, * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if they be bound in fetters, and be taken in the cords of affliction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />However, if righteous people are bound in chains and tangled in ropes of misery,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if people are bound in chains, suffering for what they have done, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If they're bound in chains, caught in ropes of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if they are bound in fetters, and are held in cords of affliction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if prisoners in chains "" They are captured with cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they being bound in fetters shall be taken in the cords of affliction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if they shall be in chains, and be bound with the cords of poverty : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And, if they are in captivity, or are bound with the chains of poverty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If they are bound with fetters, held fast by bonds of affliction, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And if they are bound in fetters and caught in the cords of affliction,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if they be bound in chains, then they go down through destruction to poverty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if are they bound in chains, they descend by corruption to poverty<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if they be bound in fetters, And be holden in cords of affliction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But they that are bound in fetters shall be holden in cords of poverty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5551" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">And if</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: ’ă·sū·rîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">men are bound</a> <a href="/hebrew/2131.htm" title="2131: baz·ziq·qîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- (Isa. 'Abiyshuwae:; and ziq; or zeq; from zanaq; properly, what leaps forth, i.e. Flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also a bond.">with chains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yil·lā·ḵə·ḏūn (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">caught</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: bə·ḥaḇ·lê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">in cords</a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘ō·nî (N-ms) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">of affliction,</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10-14</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, / because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. / He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Psalm 68:6</a></span><br />God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a></span><br />For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-19</a></span><br />I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-33</a></span><br />For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11-12</a></span><br />As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. / Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Acts 12:6-7</a></span><br />On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison. / Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25-26</a></span><br />About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. / Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16-18</a></span><br />Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? / But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. / You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-23.htm">Romans 7:23-25</a></span><br />But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me. / What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? / Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7-10</a></span><br />or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. / Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if they be bound in fetters, and be held in cords of affliction;</p><p class="hdg">if</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-27.htm">Job 13:27</a></b></br> Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-6.htm">Job 19:6</a></b></br> Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-18.htm">Job 33:18,19</a></b></br> He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword… </p><p class="hdg">cords</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a></b></br> His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-27.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Afflictions</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/job/28-7.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/job/33-11.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/job/27-6.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/job/32-6.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-19.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/acts/8-23.htm">Prisoned</a> <a href="/job/12-19.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-15.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Afflictions</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/job/37-10.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/psalms/17-5.htm">Held</a> <a href="/psalms/18-35.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Prisoned</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Job 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Elihu shows how God is just in his ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm">How Job's sins hinder God's blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm">God's works are to be magnified</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And if men are bound with chains</b><br>This phrase suggests a situation of captivity or oppression, which can be both physical and spiritual. In the biblical context, chains often symbolize bondage due to sin or disobedience. Historically, the Israelites experienced physical bondage in Egypt and Babylon, which serves as a backdrop for understanding this imagery. Spiritually, chains can represent the consequences of turning away from God, as seen in <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a>, where Paul discusses being slaves to sin. The imagery of chains is also used in the New Testament to describe the binding power of sin and the liberation found in Christ (<a href="/galatians/5.htm">Galatians 5:1</a>).<p><b>caught in cords of affliction</b><br>The cords of affliction imply suffering and distress, often seen as a result of divine discipline or the natural consequences of sin. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, suffering was frequently interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure. The Book of Job itself explores the theme of suffering and divine justice, challenging the simplistic view that all suffering is a direct result of personal sin. Theologically, this phrase can be connected to <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>, which speaks of the Lord disciplining those He loves. The cords can also symbolize the entanglement of sin, from which only God can deliver, as seen in <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Psalm 116:3-4</a>. This imagery points to the need for redemption and the hope of deliverance through God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man tested by God through severe trials, including loss of wealth, health, and family.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A younger friend of Job who speaks in <a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Job 36</a>, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and God's justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's trials and ultimately restores him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chains_and_cords_of_affliction.htm">Chains and Cords of Affliction</a></b><br>Metaphorical expressions representing the trials and sufferings that people endure.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_affliction.htm">Understanding Affliction</a></b><br>Recognize that afflictions can be a tool used by God to teach, correct, and refine us. They are not always a sign of divine displeasure but can be a means of drawing us closer to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a></b><br>Trust in God's sovereignty and wisdom, even when we do not understand the reasons behind our suffering. He is in control and has a purpose for every trial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_discipline.htm">Responding to Discipline</a></b><br>Embrace God's discipline as an expression of His love and desire for our growth. Reflect on how we can learn and grow through our challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_deliverance.htm">Seeking Deliverance</a></b><br>In times of affliction, turn to God in prayer and seek His deliverance, trusting that He hears and responds to the cries of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Encourage one another in times of trial, offering support and reminding each other of God's faithfulness and promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_abraham_and_sarah_have_isaac.htm">What does 'miserable comforters' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_thrive_and_righteous_suffer.htm">In Job 36:6-7, where it states the righteous are exalted while the wicked are cut off, why do wicked individuals often thrive, and the righteous sometimes suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_tell_divine_justice_from_chance.htm">Job 34:29 - If God can remain silent, how can we reliably distinguish divine justice from random events or coincidences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_cush_in_the_bible.htm">Who was William Wilberforce and what did he achieve?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction.</span> On the other hand, there are doubtless cases where the righteous suffer adversity - are even "bound in fetters," and "holden in cords of affliction" (<a href="/genesis/39-20.htm">Genesis 39:20</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Jeremiah 40:1</a>: <a href="/daniel/3-21.htm">Daniel 3:21</a>; <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Matthew 14:3</a>; <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Acts 12:6</a>; <a href="/acts/16-24.htm">Acts 16:24</a>; <a href="/acts/24-27.htm">Acts 24:27</a>, etc.). But even here God's vigilance is not relaxed. On the contrary, he watches with the utmost care over their afflictions, apportioning them according to the needs of each, and making every possible effort, by means of them, to work their reformation (see the two following verses). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men are bound</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲסוּרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·sū·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with chains,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּזִּקִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(baz·ziq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2131.htm">Strong's 2131: </a> </span><span class="str2">What leaps forth, flash of fire, a burning arrow, a bond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">caught</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝לָּכְד֗וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yil·lā·ḵə·ḏūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in cords</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחַבְלֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥaḇ·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of affliction,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-8.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:8 If they are bound in fetters (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>