Job 36:11

If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

In Context

10Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.

12But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:30When you are in trouble and all these things have come on you, if, in the future, you are turned again to the Lord your God, and give ear to his voice:

Job 11:13But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

Job 22:21Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

Job 42:12And the Lord's blessing was greater on the end of Job's life than on its start: and so he came to have fourteen thousand sheep and goats, and six thousand camels, and two thousand oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

Proverbs 1:33But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

Isaiah 1:19If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;

Matthew Henry on Job 36:6-15

5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and… Read the whole commentary →

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