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Selected Verse: Job 36:10 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Job 36:10 |
Strong Concordance |
He openeth [01540] also their ear [0241] to discipline [04148], and commandeth [0559] that they return [07725] from iniquity [0205]. |
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King James |
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Job 33:16-18, Job 33:23). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| He openeth also their ear to discipline - To teaching; or he makes them willing to learn the lessons which their afflictions are designed to teach; coral). See the notes at Job 33:16. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Openeth - He inclines them to hearken to what God speaks by the rod. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He openeth also their ear - He gives them to understand the reason why they are thus corrected, and commands them to return from those iniquities which have induced him to visit them with afflictions and distresses. |
23 If there [03426] be a messenger [04397] with him, an interpreter [03887], one [0259] among a thousand [0505], to shew [05046] unto man [0120] his uprightness [03476]:
16 Then he openeth [01540] the ears [0241] of men [0582], and sealeth [02856] their instruction [04561],
17 That he may withdraw [05493] man [0120] from his purpose [04639], and hide [03680] pride [01466] from man [01397].
18 He keepeth back [02820] his soul [05315] from the pit [07845], and his life [02416] from perishing [05674] by the sword [07973].
16 Then he openeth [01540] the ears [0241] of men [0582], and sealeth [02856] their instruction [04561],