the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Job 33:16
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He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings.
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
Then he opens the ears of men, And seals their warning,
He speaks in their ears and frightens them with warnings
Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
Then he opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction,
Then He opens the ears of men And seals their instruction,
then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings,
Thanne he openith the eeris of men, and he techith hem, `and techith prudence;
He opens their ears at that time and terrifies them with warnings,
to give us warnings.
Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,
Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;
he opens people's ears and seals the matter with a warning,
Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
He may whisper something in their ear, and they are frightened when they hear his warnings.
Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
Then hee openeth the eares of men, and sealeth their instruction,
then He opens the ears of men. He teaches them and makes them afraid telling them of danger,
then he opens their ears, and terrifies them with warnings,
Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
Then he opens the ears of men, and humbles them according to their rebelliousness.
He makes them listen to what he says, and they are frightened at his warnings.
Then, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal;
Then he openeth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in what they are to learn.
then he opens the ears of men, and terrifies them with warnings,
He roundeth them in the eares, and sealeth their correction:
then opens he the understanding of men: he scares them with such fearful visions:
he uncovers their earsand terrifies them with warnings,
Then he opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction,
then he opens the ear of men, and he frightens them with a warning
then He opens the ear of men and seals their instruction,
Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
he rowneth them in the eares, he infourmeth them, & sheweth the planely,
Then He opens the ears of people, And horrifies them with warnings,
Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.
Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction,
Then He opens the ears of men,And seals in their discipline,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
openeth: Heb. revealeth, or, uncovereth, Job 36:10, Job 36:15, 2 Samuel 7:27, Psalms 40:6, Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 48:8, Isaiah 50:5, Luke 24:45, Acts 16:14
sealeth: Nehemiah 9:38, Romans 15:28
Reciprocal: Genesis 28:12 - he dreamed Genesis 40:8 - Do not Genesis 41:1 - that Pharaoh Judges 7:9 - the same 1 Samuel 9:15 - told Samuel in his ear 1 Samuel 22:8 - showeth me 2 Chronicles 33:13 - he was entreated Job 32:8 - the inspiration Job 42:5 - heard Psalms 94:12 - teachest Psalms 118:18 - chastened Isaiah 35:5 - the ears Daniel 2:19 - in
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then he openeth the ears of men,.... Not the ears of his body, which remaining shut while things are presented to his mind in a dream or vision, but his internal ears; it is the same with opening the heart or understanding to attend to and receive the things delivered in this visionary way:
and sealeth their instruction; sends home the instruction given in this manner, and imprints it upon the mind, so that it is well remembered when awake, not only the dreams themselves, but the lessons taught and learnt there, as may be observed in the cases of Abimelech and Laban,
Genesis 20:3; the word signifies "chastisement" l as well as instruction, that being one way in which God teaches and instructs men,
Psalms 94:12; and so the sense may be, that God in a dream or vision makes it known to men, that if they regard not what he says to them, and repent not of their evils, and turn from them, he will correct and chastise them, and this he assures them of; and they may look for the certain performance of it, that he will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their iniquities with stripes; things that are sealed being sure and firm. Mr. Broughton renders the words, "and imprints why they are chastised."
l במסרם "disciplinam eorum", Tigurine version; "castigationem eorum", Beza, Vatablus, Drusius, Mercerus, Piscator, Michaelis, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then he openeth the ears of men - Margin, as in Hebrew “revealeth,” or “uncovereth.” The idea is, that he then reveals to the ear of man important admonitions or counsels. He communicates valuable truth. We are not to understand this as saying that the sleeper actually hears God speak, but as the ear is the organ of hearing, it is employed here to denote that God then communicates His will to human beinigs. In what way he had access to the souls of people by dreams, it is impossible to explain.
And sealeth their instruction - literally, “In their admonition he seals;” or he affixes a seal. The idea is, that he makes the admonition or instruction as secure as if a seal were affixed to it. A seal ratified or confirmed a contract, a will, or a deed, and the sense here is, that the communications of God to the soul were as firm as if they had been ratified in like manner. Or possibly it may mean, that the warnings of God were communicated to the soul like a sealed letter or message unknown to any other; that is, were made privately to the individual himself in the slumbers of the night. Others have understood the word rendered instruction, as denoting castigation, or punishment, and according to that explanation the meaning would be, that he announces to them certain punishment if they continued in sin; he made it as certain to them as if it were ratified by a seal. So Rosenmuller and Mercer. Schultens supposes it to be equivalent to inspires them, or communicates instruction by inspiration as if it were confirmed and ratified by a seal. He observes that the Arabic word hhatham is often used in the Koran, meaning to inspire. The Septuagint renders it, ἀυτοὺς ἐξεφόβησεν autous exephobēsen - “he terrifies them” - where they evidently read יחתם yechathēm instead of יחתם yachthom. The sense is, that God communicates warnings to people on their beds, in a manner as solemn and impressive as if it were ratified with a seal, and made as secure as possible.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 33:16. Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth, c. —
III. By secret INSPIRATIONS. A dream or a vision simply considered is likely to do no good it is the opening of the understanding, and the pouring in of the light, that make men wise to salvation. Serious alarms, holy purposes, penitential pangs for past sins, apprehension of death and judgment, discoveries of God's justice, of Christ's love, of the world's vanity, of heaven's excellence, c., &c., &c., are often used by the Divine Spirit to withdraw men from their evil purpose, and to hide pride from man, Job 33:17 and of all these openings of the ear of the heart, and sealing instructions upon the conscience, we have numerous examples in the history of the Church, in the experience of good men, and even in the civil and providential history of all nations.
