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If they are bound in fetters, And are taken in the cords of afflictions,
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Affliction as Divine Discipline
All commentators agree that when the righteous suffer, it is not a sign of God's abandonment or their hypocrisy. Instead, God uses affliction—described as "fetters" and "cords"—as a form of loving discipline. It is intended to reveal sin, make us teachable, and guide us back to the right path.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And if they be bound in fetters - That is, if the righteous are thrown into prison, and are subjected to oppressions and trials, or…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if [they be] bound in fetters Not the wicked, as the Targum, but the righteous spoken of in ([Reference Job 36:7…
Elihu here shows that God acts as righteous Governor. He is always ready to defend those who are injured. If our eye is always toward God in duty, …
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13th Century
Catholic
Elihu wanted to argue against two points he found in Job's words: first, Job's claim that he was righteous, and second, his accusation that God's j…
