Job 33:16
God speaks to them with solemn warnings
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
In Context
15Through dreams and visions in the night, when people fall into deep sleep, resting on their beds,
17to turn them away from doing wrong and to stop them from becoming proud.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:38In response the people declared, “Considering all this, we are making a solemn agreement, putting it in writing. It is sealed by our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
Job 36:15Through suffering God saves those who suffer; he gets their attention through their troubles.
Isaiah 6:10Make the minds of this people insensitive; make their ears deaf and shut their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their minds, and repent and be healed.”
Isaiah 50:5The Lord God has instructed me, and I haven't been rebellious and I haven't turned away.
Acts 16:14One of them was called Lydia, who sold purple cloth from the town of Thyatira. She worshiped God, and she listened to us. The Lord opened her mind to what Paul was saying, and she accepted what he told her.
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 →