Job Chapter 36 verse 10 Holy Bible
He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.
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Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.
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And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
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He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
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He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
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He also opens their ears to instruction, And commands that they return from iniquity.
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And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10 - He openeth also their ear to discipline. 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, in love, 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." And commandeth that they return from iniquity. God's chastisements are to be viewed as commands to men to "go and sin no more."