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Job 36:10 He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/36.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He gets their attention and commands that they turn from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He opens their ears to instruction and commands that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they turn from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;He opens their ears to instruction, And commands that they return from injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;And He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He opens their ear to discipline, And says that they return from wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;He opens their ears to instruction <i>and</i> discipline, And commands that they return from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He opens their ears to correction and tells them to repent from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He opens their ears to correction and insists they repent from iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />then he warns them to turn back to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He openeth also their ear to instruction, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />He makes them listen to his warning and orders them to turn away from wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He makes them listen to his warning to turn away from evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He opens their ears and instructs them, commanding them to repent from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He uncovers their ear for instruction, "" And commands that they turn back from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will uncover their ear for instruction, and he will say that they shall turn back from iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He also shall open their ear, to correct them : and shall speak, that they may return from iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, he will open their ears to his correction, and he will speak to them, so that they may return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He opens their ears to correction and tells them to turn back from evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He opens also their ears to discipline, and commands that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he will open their ears for instruction and he shall say that they should return from evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He openeth also their ear to discipline, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But he will hearken to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5561" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">9</span>then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: way&#183;yi&#183;&#7713;el (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">He opens</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: &#8217;&#257;&#183;z&#601;&#183;n&#257;m (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">their ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/4148.htm" title="4148: lam&#183;m&#363;&#183;s&#257;r (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Discipline, chastening, correction. From yacar; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint.">to correction</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and commands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: k&#238;- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: y&#601;&#183;&#353;u&#183;&#7687;&#363;n (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">they turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: m&#234;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#183;wen (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">from iniquity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Proverbs 1:23-33</a></span><br />If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you. / Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.&#8221; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-14</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. / If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-20</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. / But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Proverbs 8:32-36</a></span><br />Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. / Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. / Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant&#8212;My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone&#8217;s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-67.htm">Psalm 119:67</a></span><br />Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-31.htm">Proverbs 15:31-32</a></span><br />He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. / He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-11</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: &#8220;My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.&#8221; / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19-20</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. / Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, &#8220;Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.&#8221;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He opens also their ear to discipline, and commands that they return from iniquity.</p><p class="hdg">openeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-15.htm">Job 36:15</a></b></br> He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-16.htm">Job 33:16-23</a></b></br> Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6</a></b></br> Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.</p><p class="hdg">commandeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Proverbs 1:22,23</a></b></br> How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Proverbs 8:4,5</a></b></br> Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice <i>is</i> to the sons of man&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-4.htm">Proverbs 9:4-6</a></b></br> Whoso <i>is</i> simple, let him turn in hither: <i>as for</i> him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, &#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-7.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/job/35-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/job/34-28.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/36-6.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/29-22.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/job/34-36.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/33-16.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/35-16.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/33-16.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/job/35-16.htm">Opens</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/job/34-33.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/job/35-11.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/34-15.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/35-5.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-32.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Opens</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Job 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Elihu shows how God is just in his ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm">How Job's sins hinder God's blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm">God's works are to be magnified</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/job/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>He opens their ears to correction</b><br>This phrase suggests divine intervention in human understanding, emphasizing God's active role in guiding individuals towards righteousness. In biblical context, the "opening of ears" is often symbolic of spiritual awakening or enlightenment (<a href="/isaiah/50-5.htm">Isaiah 50:5</a>). It implies that God enables people to perceive and understand His will, which is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. The idea of correction is central to the wisdom literature, where God disciplines those He loves (<a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a>). This correction is not punitive but redemptive, aiming to restore and guide individuals back to the right path.<p><b>and commands that they turn from iniquity</b><br>This part of the verse highlights God's moral expectations and His desire for repentance. The command to turn from iniquity is a call to repentance, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. Iniquity refers to moral wrongdoing or sin, and turning from it involves a conscious decision to change one's behavior and align with God's standards. This is echoed in the prophetic literature, where prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah call the people of Israel to repentance (<a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Jeremiah 25:5</a>). The concept of turning from sin is also foundational in the New Testament, where John the Baptist and Jesus both preach repentance as essential for entering the Kingdom of God (<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a>, <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15</a>). This turning away from sin and towards God is seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work, where He calls sinners to repentance and offers forgiveness through His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's justice and righteousness. Elihu's speeches are found in <a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Job 32-37</a>, where he emphasizes God's greatness and the need for humility and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks to understand the reasons behind his trials. Job's account is a profound exploration of faith, suffering, and divine sovereignty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_correction.htm">God's Correction</a></b><br>The divine intervention where God seeks to guide individuals back to righteousness. In this context, it refers to God's efforts to open people's ears to His teachings and lead them away from sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_divine_correction.htm">The Purpose of Divine Correction</a></b><br>God's correction is not punitive but redemptive. It is designed to bring us back to the path of righteousness and deepen our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a></b><br>We must be attentive to God's voice, especially when He is correcting us. This requires humility and a willingness to change our ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/turning_from_iniquity.htm">Turning from Iniquity</a></b><br>Repentance is a crucial response to God's correction. It involves a conscious decision to turn away from sin and align our lives with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Suffering can be a tool that God uses to open our ears to His correction. It can lead to spiritual growth and a more profound understanding of His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_in_correction.htm">The Importance of Community in Correction</a></b><br>Just as Elihu spoke to Job, God often uses others in our community to help us see areas where we need correction. We should be open to receiving guidance and wisdom from fellow believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_evil.htm">How does the Bible explain evil and suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_prolonged_suffering.htm">If God's 'arm is not too short' (Isaiah 59:1), why do we see prolonged suffering and injustice without divine intervention in this narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_thrive_and_righteous_suffer.htm">In Job 36:6-7, where it states the righteous are exalted while the wicked are cut off, why do wicked individuals often thrive, and the righteous sometimes suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_15_34-35_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">In Job 15:34-35, how can the harsh depiction of divine judgment be squared with other biblical passages emphasizing God's mercy (e.g., Psalm 103:8)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He openeth also their ear to discipline</span>. It is the especial merit of Elihu's theory of suffering that he views it as far less penal than disciplinary and restorative. Job's sufferings especially he views in this light. Instead of looking upon Job, like his other friends, as a heinous sinner, upon whom Go, I is taking vengeance, he regards him as a person who is being chastised, <span class="accented">in love</span>, for some fault or faults that he has committed, to his ultimate advantage and improvement. This, though not exactly the truth, is far nearer the truth than the view taken by the other three "friends." <span class="cmt_word">And commandeth that they return from iniquity</span>. God's chastisements are to be viewed as commands to men to "go and sin no more." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He opens</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1460;&#1443;&#1490;&#1462;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;yi&#183;&#7713;el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their ears</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1464;&#1453;&#1494;&#1456;&#1504;&#1464;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#257;&#183;z&#601;&#183;n&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to correction</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1505;&#1464;&#1425;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(lam&#183;m&#363;&#183;s&#257;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4148.htm">Strong's 4148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and commands</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1437;&#1497;&#1468;&#1465;&#1431;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1469;&#1497;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#238;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they turn</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1467;&#1489;&#1445;&#1493;&#1468;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#601;&#183;&#353;u&#183;&#7687;&#363;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural &#124; Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from iniquity.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1461;&#1488;&#1464;&#1469;&#1493;&#1462;&#1503;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#234;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#183;wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-10.htm">Job 36:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-10.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:10 He also opens their ears to instruction (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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