Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

He also opens their ear to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.

New American Standard Bible

He opens their ear to instruction,
And commands that they return from evil.

King James Version

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Holman Bible

He opens their ears to correction
and insists they repent from iniquity.

International Standard Version

He opens their ears and instructs them, commanding them to repent from evil.

American Standard Version

He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Amplified


“He opens their ears to instruction and discipline,
And commands that they return from evil.

Bible in Basic English

Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.

Darby Translation

And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will uncover their ear for instruction, and he will say that they shall turn back from iniquity.

King James 2000

He opens also their ear to discipline, and commands that they return from iniquity.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So he opens their ear to the discipline, and he commands that they return from mischief.

Modern King James verseion

He also opens their ears to teaching, and commands that they return from iniquity.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He with punishing and nurturing of them, roundeth them in the ears, warneth them to leave off from their wickedness, and to amend.

NET Bible

And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Thus hath he uncovered their ear to a warning, and said - that they should turn from iniquity.

Webster

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.

Interlinear

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

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

References

Hastings

Job

Morish

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

9 then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly. 10 He also opens their ear to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity. 11 If they hearken and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Cross References

Job 36:15

He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

Proverbs 8:4-5

To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men.

Isaiah 1:16-20

Wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

Isaiah 48:17

Thus says LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am LORD thy God, who teaches thee to profit, who leads thee by the way that thou should go.

Isaiah 50:5

Lord LORD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, nor turned away backward.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.

Matthew 3:8

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance.

James 4:8

Approach God and he will approach you. Cleanse the hands, ye sinners, and purify the hearts, ye double-minded.

2 Kings 17:13

Yet LORD testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent

Job 33:16-23

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

Psalm 40:6

Sacrifice and offering thou did not desire, {but a body thou have prepared for me (LXX/NT)}. Whole burnt-offering and sacrifice for sin thou did not require.

Proverbs 1:22-23

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 9:4-6

He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

Isaiah 48:8

Yea, thou heard not. Yea, thou knew not. Yea, from of old thine ear was not opened. For I knew that thou dealt very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb.

Jeremiah 7:3-7

Thus says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

Ezekiel 18:30-31

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one according to his ways, says lord LORD. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

Hosea 14:1

O Israel, return to LORD thy God, for thou have fallen by thine iniquity.

Acts 3:19

Repent ye therefore, and be converted in order to wipe away your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.

Acts 16:14

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, a woman who worshiped God, was listening, whose heart the Lord opened to heed the things being spoken by Paul.

Acts 17:30

Indeed therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands for all men everywhere to repent.

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