Jó 33:16

16 ele pode falar aos ouvidos delese aterrorizá-los com advertências,

Jó 33:16 Meaning and Commentary

Job 33:16

Then he openeth the ears of men
Not the ears of his body, which remaining shut while things are presented to his mind in a dream or vision, but his internal ears; it is the same with opening the heart or understanding to attend to and receive the things delivered in this visionary way:

and sealeth their instruction;
sends home the instruction given in this manner, and imprints it upon the mind, so that it is well remembered when awake, not only the dreams themselves, but the lessons taught and learnt there, as may be observed in the cases of Abimelech and Laban, ( Genesis 20:3 ) ( 31:24 ) ; the word signifies "chastisement" ^F12 as well as instruction, that being one way in which God teaches and instructs men, ( Psalms 94:12 ) ; and so the sense may be, that God in a dream or vision makes it known to men, that if they regard not what he says to them, and repent not of their evils, and turn from them, he will correct and chastise them, and this he assures them of; and they may look for the certain performance of it, that he will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their iniquities with stripes; things that are sealed being sure and firm. Mr. Broughton renders the words, "and imprints why they are chastised."

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (Mromb) "disciplinam eorum", Tigurine version; "castigationem eorum", Beza, Vatablus, Drusius, Mercerus, Piscator, Michaelis, Schultens.

Jó 33:16 In-Context

14 Pois a verdade é que Deus fala, ora de um modo, ora de outro,mesmo que o homem não o perceba.

15 Em sonho ou em visão durante a noite,quando o sono profundo cai sobre os homense eles dormem em suas camas,

16 ele pode falar aos ouvidos delese aterrorizá-los com advertências,

17 para prevenir o homem das suas más açõese livrá-lo do orgulho,

18 para preservar da cova a sua alma,e a sua vida da espada.