Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,

King James Version

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

Holman Bible

He uncovers their ears at that time
and terrifies them with warnings,

International Standard Version

That's when he opens the ear of mankind, authenticating his messages to them,

A Conservative Version

Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction

American Standard Version

Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,

Amplified


Then He opens the ears of men
And seals their instruction,

Bible in Basic English

Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;

Darby Translation

Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,

Julia Smith Translation

Then he will uncover the ear of men, and will seal in their instruction,

King James 2000

Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,

Lexham Expanded Bible

then he opens [the] ear of men, and {he frightens them with a warning}

Modern King James verseion

then He opens the ear of men and seals their teaching,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

he roundeth them in the ears, he informeth them, and showeth them plainly,

NET Bible

Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,

New Heart English Bible

Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,

The Emphasized Bible

Then, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal;

Webster

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

World English Bible

Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,

Youngs Literal Translation

Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּלה 
Galah 
Usage: 188

the ears
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

of men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

and sealeth
חתם 
Chatham 
Usage: 27

References

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, 16 Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
17 that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man;

Cross References

Job 36:10

He opens their ears to instruction and commands that they return from iniquity.

Job 36:15

He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity.

Psalm 40:6

In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward.

2 Samuel 7:27

For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.

Nehemiah 9:38

"Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."

Isaiah 48:8

You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and that from before birth you were called a rebel.

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Acts 16:14

One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.

Romans 15:28

When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will leave for Spain by way of you.

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