Ayub 36:10

36:10 And he reveals ¹  this ²  for correction,

and says that they must turn ³  from evil.

Ayub 36:15

36:15 He delivers the afflicted by ⁴  their ⁵  afflictions,

he reveals himself to them ⁶  by their suffering.

Ayub 36:21

36:21 Take heed, do not turn to evil,

for because of this you have been tested ⁷  by affliction.

Mazmur 119:67

119:67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, ⁸ 

but now I keep your instructions. ⁹ 

Mazmur 119:71

119:71 It was good for me to suffer,

so that I might learn your statutes.

[36:10]  ¹ tn The idiom once again is “he uncovers their ear.”

[36:10]  ² tn The revelation is in the preceding verse, and so a pronoun must be added to make the reference clear.

[36:10]  ³ 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.

[36:15]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “his.”

[36:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “he uncovers their ear.”

[36:21]  ⁷ tn Normally “tested” would be the translation for the Niphal of בָּחַר (bakhar). Although the Qal is employed here, the context favors “tested” rather than “chose.”

[119:67]  ⁸ tn Heb “before I suffered, I was straying off.”

[119:67]  ⁹ tn Heb “your word.”