King James Version

Job 36:15

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

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יְחַלֵּ֣ץyechaletsdeliverחָלַץverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “deliver”, an unfinished actionH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.עָנִ֣יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.בְעָנְי֑וֹveaneyvoin afflictedעֳנִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in afflicted”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.וְיִ֖גֶלveyigeland exileגָּלָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and exile”, an unfinished actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.בַּלַּ֣חַץbalachatsin afflictionלַחַץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in affliction”, the ordinary formH3906distressaffliction, oppression.אָזְנָֽםazenamearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀνθʼ ὧν ἔθλιψαν ἀσθενῆ καὶ ἀδύνατον, κρίμα δὲ πραέων ἐκθήσει.