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 upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
17 that he may withdraw the man from his own work and cover the man from pride.

Cross References

Job 36:10

He opens their ear to instruction and commands that they turn from iniquity.

Job 36:15

He shall deliver the poor from his poverty, and in affliction shall open their ears.

Psalm 40:6

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened; burnt offering and sin offering thou hast not required.

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

2 Samuel 7:27

For thou, O LORD of the hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy slave, saying, I will build thee a house. Therefore, thy slave has found it in his heart to pray this prayer in thy presence.

Nehemiah 9:38

And because of all this, we make a sure covenant and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests seal unto it.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat and make their ears heavy and blind their eyes that they not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their heart, nor convert and there be healing for him.

Isaiah 48:8

Certainly thou hast never heard this; certainly thou hast never known this; certainly thine ear was never before opened: for I knew that being unfaithful thou would disobey; therefore, I called thee a rebel from the womb.

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their understanding that they might understand the scriptures

Acts 16:14

Then a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who feared God, heard us, whose heart the Lord opened that she attended unto the things which were spoken by Paul.

Romans 15:28

So that, when I have concluded this and have delivered unto them this fruit, I will come by you unto Spain.

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