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Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Ayub 36:15

Dengan sengsara Ia menyelamatkan orang sengsara, dengan penindasan Ia membuka telinga mereka.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Poor;   The Topic Concordance - Deliverance;   God;   Hearing;   Poverty;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Poor, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Ear;   Job, the Book of;   Suffering;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Affliction;   Oppression;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Dengan sengsara Ia menyelamatkan orang sengsara, dengan penindasan Ia membuka telinga mereka.
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Tetapi dilepaskan Allah akan orang yang teraniaya dari pada kesukarannya, apabila sudah dibukakan-Nya telinga mereka itu oleh siksa.

Contextual Overview

15 The poore shall he deliuer out of his affliction, and rounde them in the eare when they be in trouble. 16 Euen so would he take thee out of the straite place, into a brode place in the which there is no straitnes: yea, & make thy table quiet replenished with fatnesse. 17 Neuerthelesse, thou hast commended the iudgement of the vngodly, and euen such a iudgement & sentence shalt thou suffer. 18 And seeing there is wrath with God, beware lest he take thee away in thy wealth, & all that thou hast to redeeme thee can not deliuer thee. 19 Thinkest thou that he wyll regarde thy riches? he shall not care for golde, nor for all them that excell in strength. 20 Spend not the night in carefull thoughtes, how he destroyeth some, and bringeth other in their place. 21 But beware that thou turne not aside to wickednesse and sinne, which hitherto thou hast chosen more then affliction. 22 Beholde, God is of a mightie hie power: Where is there such a guide and lawe geuer as he? 23 Who wyll reproue him of his way? Who wil say vnto him, Thou hast done wrong?

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

Genesis 36:4
And Ada bore vnto Esau Eliphas: and Basemath bare Rehuel.
Genesis 36:11
And the sonnes of Eliphas, were Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham, and Cenaz.
Genesis 36:12
And Thimna was concubine to Eliphas Esaus sonne, and bare vnto Eliphas Amalec: and these be the sonnes of Ada Esaus wife.
Genesis 36:18
These were the chyldren of Aholibama Esaus wyfe: duke Iehus, duke Ialam, duke Corah: these dukes came of Aholibama the daughter of Ana Esaus wyfe.
Genesis 36:35
And after the death of Husam, Hadad the sonne of Bedad, which slew the Madianites in the field of the Moabites, raigned in his steade: & the name of his citie was Auith.
Genesis 36:36
When Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrecah raigned in his steade.
Exodus 15:15
Then the dukes of the Edomites shalbe amazed, and the myghtyest of the Moabites tremblyng shall come vpon them, al the inhabiters of Chanaan shal waxe faynt hearted.
1 Chronicles 1:45
And when Iobab also was dead, Husam of the lande of ye Themanites raigned in his steade.
Job 2:11
Nowe when Iobs three friendes heard of all the trouble that came vpon him, they came euery one fro his owne place [namely] Eliphas the Themanite, Bildad the Suhite, and Zophad the Naamathite: for they were agreed together to come to shewe their compassion vpon him, and to comfort hym.
Job 4:1
And Eliphas the Themanite aunswered, & sayde:

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.


 
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