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Job 33:16
He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu addresses Job, describing how God communicates with people during nighttime visions and deep sleep.
The words — יִגְלֶה (Yig.leh) translates as "he will uncover" and אֹזֶן ('O.zen) means "ear," forming the phrase "he will uncover the ear."
The thread — The text links this action to Job 36:10, Job 36:15, and Psalms 40:6.
Why it lands — The verse states that God actively opens human perception to deliver warnings, requiring the reader to attend to divine correction before pride or wrongdoing takes hold.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
Cross-references
- Job 36:10 He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
- Job 36:15 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
- Psalms 40:6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
- Isaiah 50:5 The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
- Isaiah 6:10 Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Luke 24:45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
- Acts 16:14 Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- 2 Samuel 7:27 For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
- Nehemiah 9:38 In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
- Isaiah 48:8 You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.