Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

A Conservative Version

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

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.

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 declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty, 10 And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity. 11 If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.



Cross References

Job 36:15

He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.

Proverbs 8:4-5

Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice is unto the sons of men.

Isaiah 1:16-20

Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.

Isaiah 48:17

Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, 'I am Jehovah thy God, teaching thee to profit, Causing thee to tread in the way thou goest.

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord Jehovah opened for me the ear, And I rebelled not -- backward I moved not.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

Matthew 3:8

bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

James 4:8

draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

2 Kings 17:13

And Jehovah testifieth against Israel, and against Judah, by the hand of every prophet, and every seer, saying, 'Turn back from your evil ways, and keep My commands, My statutes, according to all the law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent unto you by the hand of My servants the prophets;'

Job 33:16-23

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

Psalm 40:6

Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.

Proverbs 1:22-23

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 9:4-6

Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

Isaiah 48:8

Yea, thou hast not heard, Yea, thou hast not known, Yea, from that time not opened hath thine ear, For I have known thou dealest treacherously, And 'Transgressor from the belly,' One is crying to thee.

Jeremiah 4:3-4

For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.

Jeremiah 7:3-7

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Amend your ways, and your doings, And I cause you to dwell in this place.

Ezekiel 18:30-31

Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,

Hosea 14:1

Turn back, O Israel, unto Jehovah thy God, For thou hast stumbled by thine iniquity.

Acts 3:19

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 16:14

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

Acts 17:30

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

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