Job 33:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃

Transliteration

ʾāz yigleh ʾōzen ʾănāšîm ûbəmōsārām yaḥtōm

Grammar Details

*ʾāz*: adverb - then
*yigleh*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he uncovers/reveals
*ʾōzen*: noun, feminine singular construct - ear of
*ʾănāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - men
*ûbəmōsārām*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and with their instruction/warning
*yaḥtōm*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he seals/confirms

Word Meanings

*yigleh*: he uncovers/he reveals/he opens
*ʾōzen*: ear/hearing
*ʾănāšîm*: men/people/mankind
*mōsārām*: their instruction/their warning/their discipline
*yaḥtōm*: he seals/he confirms/he authenticates

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Job 36:10 : 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
Job 36:15 : 15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
Ps 40:6 : 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire{H8804)}; mine ears hast thou opened{H8804)}: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required{H8804)}.
Isa 50:5 : 5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Luke 24:45 : 45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Acts 16:14 : 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Rom 15:28 : 28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
Isa 6:10 : 10 Make 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.
Isa 48:8 : 8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
2 Sam 7:27 : 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
Neh 9:38 : 38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.

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