Job 36:8

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

and held captive by the cords of affliction,

Job 36:15

36:15 He delivers the afflicted by ²  their ³  afflictions,

he reveals himself to them ⁴  by their suffering.

[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.

[36:15]  ² tn The preposition בּ (bet) in these two lines is not location but instrument, not “in” but “by means of.” The affliction and the oppression serve as a warning for sin, and therefore a means of salvation.

[36:15]  ³ tn Heb “his.”

[36:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “he uncovers their ear.”