Job 33:16
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
Webster Bible
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 purpose, 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, Levites, and priests, set their seals to it .
Job 36:15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isaiah 50:5The LORD GOD opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard us : whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended to the things which were 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 →