Bible Strands
Job 36:10
He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu addresses Job and the arrogant transgressors, describing God’s intervention through affliction to prompt repentance.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיִּגֶל (va-yi-gel) literally means “he uncovered,” paired with אָזְנָם (aznam), “their ears,” to depict God removing spiritual deafness.
The thread — This motif of God opening ears through hardship appears in Job 36:15, while the call to turn from wickedness echoes the repentance demanded in Matthew 3:8.
Why it lands — The text demands a direct response to divine instruction by abandoning iniquity, treating obedience as the necessary condition for the prosperity promised in Job 36:11.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
Cross-references
- Job 36:15 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
- Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Matthew 3:8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
- 2 Kings 17:13 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
- Job 33:16 He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
- Proverbs 8:4 “To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
- Isaiah 1:16 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
- Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
- Isaiah 50:5 The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
- 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.