'Open' in the Bible

And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:

And the people went forth and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the open space of the water-gate, and in the open space of the gate of Ephraim.

And it cometh to pass, when the gates of Jerusalem have been dark before the sabbath, that I speak, and the doors are shut, and I say, that they do not open them till after the sabbath; and of my servants I have stationed at the gates; there doth not come in a burden on the sabbath-day.

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the [open] square of the city, which was in front of the king’s gate.

and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble officials. Let him dress the man whom the king delights to honor [in the royal robe] and lead him on horseback through the open square of the city, and proclaim before him, ‘This is what shall be done for the man whom the king desires to honor.’”

So Haman took the royal robe and the horse and dressed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the open square of the city, proclaiming before him, “This is what shall be done for the man whom the king desires to honor.”

He sends rain on the surface of the earth, and waters the surface of the open country.

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

They open their mouths against meand strike my cheeks with contempt;they join themselves together against me.

His archers surround me, slashing open my kidneys without pity; he pours out my gall on the ground.

His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

"He restricts the waters within clouds and the clouds don't burst open under them.

He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.

In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.

"Look, my internal organs [are] like unopened wine, like new wineskins it is [ready] to burst open.

I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

I am going to open my mouth;my tongue will form words on my palate.

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

‘For he adds rebellion [in his unsubmissive, defiant attitude toward God] to his [unacknowledged] sin;He claps his hands among us [in open mockery and contempt of God],And he multiplies his words [of accusation] against God.’”

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

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

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

Have the doors of death been open to you, or have the door-keepers of the dark ever seen you?

"Who has cut open a channel for the torrents and a way for [the] {thunder bolts},

Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open?

Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field.They leave and do not return.

Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

He brought me out to a spacious place;He rescued me because He delighted in me.

His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they gape at me with open mouths and shake their heads at me.

They open their mouths against me—lions, mauling and roaring.

You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

They open their mouths wide against me and say,“Aha, aha! We saw it!”

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.I am like a speechless personwho does not open his mouth.

I am speechless; I do not open my mouthbecause of what You have done.

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;You open my ears to listen.You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

O daughter, give thought and attention, and let your ear be open; no longer keep in mind your people, and your father's house;

Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

You have shaken the land and split it open.Heal its fissures, for it shudders.

Let my cry come to you, O God; let your ears be open to my prayer.

You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place.

But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.

You split open [the] sea by your strength; You broke [the] heads of [the] sea monsters in the waters.

You broke open springs and torrents;You dried up ever-flowing streams.

You kept my eyes open; I was troubled and couldn't speak.

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.

See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

Yet he commanded the skies above and the doors of the heavens to open,

I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.

Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

When You give it to them,they gather it;when You open Your hand,they are satisfied with good things.

His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;they speak against me with lying tongues.

He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

I will walk freely in an open placebecause I seek Your precepts.

I open my mouth and pantbecause I long for Your commands.

My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.

You who are in the house of the Lord, and in the open spaces of the house of our God,

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Our storehouses will be full,supplying all kinds of produce;our flocks will increase by thousandsand tens of thousands in our open fields.

You open Your handand satisfy the desire of every living thing.

The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;

“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?

so your barns will be filled with abundance, and your vats will burst open with new wine.

By His knowledge the watery depths broke open,and the clouds dripped with dew.

Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open];And when you run, you will not stumble.

Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.

Now she is in the street, now in the open spaces, waiting at every turning of the road.

Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

The foolish woman is restless and noisy;She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value].

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord—how much more, human hearts.

The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

And you will be [as unsteady] as one who lies down in the middle of the sea,And [as vulnerable to disaster] as one who lies down on the top of a ship’s mast, saying,