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Job 36:15
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God rescues the afflicted by their affliction;he instructs them by their torment.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, And opens their ear in oppression.
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity.
But God saves those who suffer through their suffering; he gets them to listen through their pain.
He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.
"He rescues the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.
"He rescues the afflicted in their misery, And opens their ears in time of oppression.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, And opens their ear in oppression.
He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, & openeth their eare in trouble.
He delivers the afflicted in their affliction,And opens their ear in time of oppression.
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
"God, with his affliction, delivers the afflicted; and he gets their attention by pressing on them.
But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] oppression.
God saves those who suffer by using their suffering. He uses their troubles to speak in a way that makes them listen.
But the meek shall be delivered through his meekness, and he opens their way in time of oppression.
But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes.
He delivers the afflicted by his misery, and he opens their ears by the adversity.
He delivers the afflicted by his affliction, and He opens their ears by oppression.
The poore delyuereth he out of his straytnesse, and comforteth soch as be in necessite and trouble.
He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.
He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.
He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.
He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eares in oppression.
The poore shall he deliuer out of his affliction, and rounde them in the eare when they be in trouble.
Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.
He delivereth the afflicted by his affliction, and openeth their ear in oppression.
He schal delyuere a pore man fro his angwisch; and he schal opene `the eere of hym in tribulacioun.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, And opens their ear in oppression.
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
He delivers the poor in their affliction, And opens their ears in oppression.
But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.
He takes those who suffer out of their suffering. He speaks to them in times of trouble.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear by adversity.
He would deliver the humbled in his humiliation, and would uncover - in oppression - their ear.
He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear by adversity.
He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.
"He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in time of oppression.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
delivereth: Job 36:6
poor: or, afflicted
openeth: Job 36:10, 2 Chronicles 12:8
Reciprocal: Job 33:16 - openeth Psalms 119:32 - enlarge Daniel 6:27 - delivereth
Cross-References
Esau and his three wives had five sons while in Canaan. Adah's son was Eliphaz; Basemath's son was Reuel; Oholibamah's three sons were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
The clans that descended from Esau and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
The leaders of Edom and of Moab were terrified. Everyone in Canaan fainted,
After Jobab's death, Husham from the land of Teman became king.
Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah were three of Job's friends, and they heard about his troubles. So they agreed to visit Job and comfort him.
Eliphaz's First Speech Eliphaz from Teman said:
Why are they allowed to see their children grow up?
I have seen brutal people abuse others and grow strong like trees in rich soil.
The Lord All-Powerful says about Edom: Wisdom and common sense have vanished from Teman. I will send disaster to punish you descendants of Esau, so anyone from Dedan had better turn around and run back home. <
Listen to my plans for you, people of Edom. Your children will be dragged off and your country destroyed.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He delivereth the poor in his affliction,.... The righteous or godly poor; who are not only poor in worldly things, but poor in spirit; who are humbled, brought low, and made contrite, through the afflicting hand of God: these, though the Lord does sooner or later deliver "out" of their afflictions, yet that is not intended here, but a deliverance "in" them; which is done by supporting them under them, by supplying them with his grace to bear them patiently, by granting them his gracious presence for their comfort in them, by stilling the enemy and the avenger, keeping Satan from disturbing them, and freeing them from doubts and fears and unbelief, and by drawing their hearts and affections off of the world, and the things of it, to himself;
and openeth their ears in oppression; while they are oppressed; not only to discipline, correction, and instruction, Job 36:10; but to hear comfortable words spoken, to them by the Lord; who, in the midst of their affliction and oppression, whispers in their ears, and tells them how he loves them, though they are rebuked and chastened by him; how he has chosen them to everlasting life and happiness, though now in the furnace of affliction; that he is their covenant God and Father, and knows and owns their souls in adversity that he has pardoned all their sins, though he takes vengeance on their inventions; and in a little time will free them from all their afflictions and oppressions.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He delivereth the poor in his affliction - Margin, “or afflicted.” This accords better with the usual meaning of the Hebrew word (עני ‛ânı̂y) and with the connection. The inquiry was not particularly respecting the “poor,” but the “afflicted,” and the sentiment which Elihu is illustrating is, that when the afflicted call upon God he will deliver them. The object is to induce Job to make such an application to God that he might be rescued from his calamities, and be permitted yet to enjoy life and happiness.
And openeth their ears - Causes them to understand the nature of his government, and the reasons why he visits them in this manner: compare Job 33:16, Job 33:23-27. The sentiment here is a mere repetition of what Elihu had more than once before advanced. It is his leading thought; the “principle” on which he undertakes to explain the reason why God afflicts people, and by which he proposes to remove the difference between Job and his friends.
In oppression - This word expresses too much. It refers to God, and implies that there was something oppressive, harsh, or cruel in his dealings. This is not the idea of Elihu in the language which he uses. The word which he uses here (לחץ lachats) means “that which crushes”; then straits, distress. affliction. Jerome, “in tribulatione.” The word “affliction” would express the thought.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 36:15. And openeth their ears in oppression. — He will let them know for what end they are afflicted, and why he permits them to be oppressed. The word יגל yigel might be translated he shall make them exult, or sing with joy, in oppression; like the three Hebrews in the burning fiery furnace.
