Job 36:10 Meaning and Explanation
“He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Job 36:10 Mean?
Continuing his thought, Elihu pictures God as a teacher who opens the ear so that instruction can be received, then commands a turning away from sin. Discipline here is aimed at restoration, summoning the wanderer home.
To open the ear is grace, for hearing is the beginning of return. The call to turn from iniquity is the steady invitation of all Scripture, and it reaches its fullness in the Gospel summons to repent and believe, to come back to the Father who waits.
Job 36:10 in the Original Language
musar (מוּסָר), 'discipline' -- correction and instruction that trains and shapes.
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What does Job 36:10 mean?
God opens the ear to correction and calls people to turn back from wrongdoing.