Job 36:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.

New Living Translation
But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.

English Standard Version
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity.

Berean Study Bible
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.

New American Standard Bible
“He rescues the afflicted in their misery, And opens their ears in time of oppression.

NASB 1995
"He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in time of oppression.

NASB 1977
“He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in time of oppression.

Amplified Bible
“He rescues the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.

Christian Standard Bible
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction; he instructs them by their torment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction; He instructs them by their torment.

Contemporary English Version
Hard times and trouble are God's way of getting our attention!

Good News Translation
But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He rescues suffering people through their suffering, and he opens their ears through distress.

International Standard Version
He'll deliver the afflicted through their afflictions and open their ears when they are oppressed."

NET Bible
He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

New King James Version
He delivers the poor in their affliction, And opens their ears in oppression.

King James 2000 Bible
He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears in oppression.

New Heart English Bible
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

World English Bible
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

American King James Version
He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears in oppression.

American Standard Version
He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.

A Faithful Version
He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears by tribulation.

Darby Bible Translation
But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] oppression.

English Revised Version
He delivereth the afflicted by his affliction, and openeth their ear in oppression.

Webster's Bible Translation
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, & openeth their eare in trouble.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The poore shall he deliuer out of his affliction, and rounde them in the eare when they be in trouble.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The poore delyuereth he out of his straytnesse, and comforteth soch as be in necessite and trouble.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He draws out the afflicted in his affliction, "" And uncovers their ear in oppression.

Young's Literal Translation
He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.

Smith's Literal Translation
He will deliver the poor one in his affliction, and he will uncover their ear in oppression.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He will rescue the poor from his anguish, and he will open his ear during tribulation.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The afflicted shall escape in his affliction, and he will open their way in oppression

Lamsa Bible
But the meek shall be delivered through his meekness, and he opens their way in time of oppression.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, And openeth their ear by tribulation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.
















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