Job 36:8-10

New English Translation

⁸But if they are bound in chains,^[a]
and held captive by the cords of affliction,
⁹then he reveals^[b] to them what they have done,^[c]
and their transgressions,
that they were behaving proudly.
¹⁰And he reveals^[d] this^[e] for correction,
and says that they must turn^[f] from evil.

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Footnotes

Job 36:8 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.
Job 36:9 tn The verb נָגַד (nagad) means “to declare; to tell.” Here it is clear that God is making known the sins that caused the enslavement or captivity, so “reveal” makes a good interpretive translation.
Job 36:9 tn Heb “their work.”
Job 36:10 tn The idiom once again is “he uncovers their ear.”
Job 36:10 tn The revelation is in the preceding verse, and so a pronoun must be added to make the reference clear.
Job 36:10 tn The verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to turn; to return”) is one of the two major words in the OT for “repent”—to return from evil. Here the imperfect should be obligatory—they must do it.