Job 36:10

36:10 And he reveals this for correction,

and says that they must turn from evil.

Job 36:15

36:15 He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions,

he reveals himself to them by their suffering.


tn The idiom once again is “he uncovers their ear.”

tn The revelation is in the preceding verse, and so a pronoun must be added to make the reference clear.

tn The verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to turn; to return”) is one of the two major words in the OT for “repent” – to return from evil. Here the imperfect should be obligatory – they must do it.

tn The preposition בּ (bet) in these two lines is not location but instrument, not “in” but “by means of.” The affliction and the oppression serve as a warning for sin, and therefore a means of salvation.

tn Heb “his.”

tn Heb “he uncovers their ear.”