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Job 36:15 Meaning

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

Context Explained

13But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

14They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

17But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Key Themes

deliveranceafflictionoppression

Related Cross References

  • Isaiah 61:1

    Both verses proclaim the good news to the oppressed and the poor.

Source: Job 36:15