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King James Bible - Job 33:16

Douay-Rheims - Job 33:16

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 33:16

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Job 33:16

Verse 16. Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth, &c. ] III. By secret INSPIRATIONS. A dream or a vision simply considered is likely to do no good; it is the opening of the understanding, and the pouring in of the light, that make men wise to salvation. Serious alarms, holy purposes, penitential pangs for past sins, apprehension of death and judgment, discoveries of God's justice, of Christ's love, of the world's vanity, of heaven's excellence, &c., &c., &c., are often used by the Divine Spirit to withdraw men from their evil purpose, and to hide pride from man, ver. 17; and of all these openings of the ear of the heart, and sealing instructions upon the conscience, we have numerous examples in the history of the Church, in the experience of good men, and even in the civil and providential history of all nations.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 14-18 - God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; of all these Elihu discourses. There was not then, that we know of, an Divine revelation in writing, though now it is our principal guide When God designs men's good, by the convictions and dictates of their own consciences, he opens the heart, as Lydia's, and opens the ears, s that conviction finds or forces its way in. The end and design of thes admonitions are to keep men from sin, particularly the sin of pride While sinners are pursuing evil purposes, and indulging their pride their souls are hastening to destruction. That which turns men from sin, saves them from hell. What a mercy it is to be under the restraints of an awakened conscience!

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Original Hebrew

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