Job 33:16
Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
In Context
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
17That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [and] our priests are at the sealing.
Job 36:15But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] oppression.
Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed.
Isaiah 50:5The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not away back.
Acts 16:14And a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.
Matthew Henry on Job 33:15-19
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Job had complained that God kept him wholly in the dark concerning the meaning of his dealings with him, and therefore concluded… Read the whole commentary →