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Job 36:8–10

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And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
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From verse 8

  1. Proverbs 5:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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    22¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

  2. Psalms 107:10Rank 2 from verse 8
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    10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

  3. Job 13:27Rank 3 from verse 8
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    27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

  4. Job 19:6Rank 4 from verse 8
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    6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

  5. Job 33:18–19Rank 5 from verse 8
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    18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

    19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

From verse 9

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:32Rank 1 from verse 9
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    32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  2. Job 15:25Rank 2 from verse 9
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    25For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

  3. Psalms 119:71Rank 3 from verse 9
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    71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

  4. 1 Timothy 1:15Rank 4 from verse 9
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    15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

  5. 2 Chronicles 33:11–13Rank 5 from verse 9
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    11¶ Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

    12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

    13And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.

From verse 10

  1. Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 1 from verse 10
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    6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  2. Job 36:15Rank 2 from verse 10
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    15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

  3. Matthew 3:8Rank 3 from verse 10
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    8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

  4. 2 Kings 17:13Rank 4 from verse 10
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    13Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

  5. Isaiah 1:16–20Rank 5 from verse 10
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    16¶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

    17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

    18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

    19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

    20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

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Job 36:8

COMBINED MEANING

bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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fetters

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Bonds or shackles, often of iron or brass, used to bind or confine a person.

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holden

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Held, grasped, kept, restrained, confined, supported, sustained, observed, or celebrated.

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Job 36:9

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work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

exceeded

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1. Went beyond a limit or measure. 2. Surpassed others in degree or possession. 3. Went beyond due bounds in transgression.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Job 36:10

COMBINED MEANING

openeth

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Third-person singular present form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

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ear

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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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commandeth

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Third-person singular present form of command (to bid; to order; to direct; to charge; implying authority, and power to control, and to require obedience).

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return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

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iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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7He 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.

8And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

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9Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

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10He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

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11If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

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