36:15 He delivers the afflicted by 1 their 2 afflictions,
he reveals himself to them 3 by their suffering.
36:10 And he reveals 4 this 5 for correction,
and says that they must turn 6 from evil.
1 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.
2 tn Heb “his.”
3 tn Heb “he uncovers their ear.”
4 tn The idiom once again is “he uncovers their ear.”
5 tn The revelation is in the preceding verse, and so a pronoun must be added to make the reference clear.
6 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.