Ayub 36:8

36:8 But if they are bound in chains, ¹ 

and held captive by the cords of affliction,

Hakim-hakim 6:8

6:8 he ²  sent a prophet ³  to the Israelites. He said to them, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I brought you up from Egypt ⁴  and took you out of that place of slavery. ⁵ 

Ayub 34:33

34:33 Is it your opinion ⁶  that God ⁷  should recompense it,

because you reject this? ⁸ 

But you must choose, and not I,

so tell us what you know.

Ayub 34:1

Elihu’s Second Speech ⁹ 

34:1 Elihu answered:

1 Tesalonika 5:22

5:22 Stay away from every form of evil.

[36:8]  ¹ tn Dhorme thinks that the verse is still talking about kings, who may be in captivity. But this diverts attention from Elihu’s emphasis on the righteous.

[6:8]  ² tn Heb “the Lord”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[6:8]  ³ tn Heb “a man, a prophet.” Hebrew idiom sometimes puts a generic term before a more specific designation.

[6:8]  ⁴ tc Some ancient witnesses read “from the land of Egypt.” מֵאֶרֶץ (me’erets, “from the land [of]”) could have been accidentally omitted by homoioarcton (note the following מִמִּצְרַיִם [mimmitsrayim, “from Egypt”]).

[6:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “of the house of slavery.”

[34:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “is it from with you,” an idiomatic expression meaning “to suit you” or “according to your judgment.”

[34:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[34:33]  ⁸ tn There is no object on the verb, and the meaning is perhaps lost. The best guess is that Elihu is saying Job has rejected his teaching.

[34:1]  ⁹ sn This speech of Elihu focuses on defending God. It can be divided into these sections: Job is irreligious (2-9), God is just (10-15), God is impartial and omniscient (16-30), Job is foolish to rebel (31-37).