Notas al pie

1. Job 36:8 tn Dhorme thinks that the verse is still talking about kings, who may be in captivity. But this diverts attention from Elihu’s emphasis on the righteous.
2. Job 36:9 tn The verb נָגַד (nagad) means “to declare; to tell.” Here it is clear that God is making known the sins that caused the enslavement or captivity, so “reveal” makes a good interpretive translation.
3. Job 36:9 tn Heb “their work.”
4. Job 36:10 tn The idiom once again is “he uncovers their ear.”
5. Job 36:10 tn The revelation is in the preceding verse, and so a pronoun must be added to make the reference clear.
6. Job 36:10 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.