Job 36:15

36:15 He delivers the afflicted by ¹  their ²  afflictions,

he reveals himself to them ³  by their suffering.

Job 36:10

36:10 And he reveals ⁴  this ⁵  for correction,

and says that they must turn ⁶  from evil.

[36:15]  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.

[36:15]  ² tn Heb “his.”

[36:15]  ³ tn Heb “he uncovers their ear.”

[36:10]  ⁴ tn The idiom once again is “he uncovers their ear.”

[36:10]  ⁵ tn The revelation is in the preceding verse, and so a pronoun must be added to make the reference clear.

[36:10]  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.