Job 36:10

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“He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.”

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BSBPD

“He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 36:10 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 17:13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
  2. Job 33:16He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
  3. Job 36:15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
  4. Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
  5. Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
  6. Proverbs 8:4“To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
  7. Proverbs 9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
  8. Isaiah 1:16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
  9. Isaiah 48:8You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
  10. Isaiah 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
  11. Isaiah 50:5The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
  12. Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
  13. Jeremiah 4:3For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
  14. Jeremiah 7:3Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
  15. Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
  16. Hosea 14:1Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
  17. Matthew 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
  18. Acts 3:19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
  19. Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
  20. Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
  21. James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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