Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.

New American Standard Bible

“He delivers the afflicted in their affliction,
And opens their ear in time of oppression.

King James Version

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

Holman Bible

God rescues the afflicted by their affliction;
He instructs them by their torment.

International Standard Version

He'll deliver the afflicted through their afflictions and open their ears when they are oppressed."

A Conservative Version

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

Amplified


“He rescues the afflicted in their affliction,
And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.

Bible in Basic English

He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.

Darby Translation

But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in their oppression.

Julia Smith Translation

He will deliver the poor one in his affliction, and he will uncover their ear in oppression.

King James 2000

He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears in oppression.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He delivers [the] afflicted by his misery, and he opens their ears by the adversity.

Modern King James verseion

He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears by oppression.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"The poor delivereth he out of his affliction, and comforteth such as be in necessity and trouble.

NET Bible

He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

He would deliver the humbled in his humiliation, and would uncover - in oppression - their ear.

Webster

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the poor
עני 
`aniy 
Usage: 75

עני 
`oniy 
Usage: 37

and openeth
גּלה 
Galah 
Usage: 188

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

References

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

14 They die in youth, And their life perisheth among the unclean. 15 He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression. 16 Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.

Cross References

Job 36:10

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

2 Chronicles 12:8

Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

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