He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. {poor: or, afflicted}

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. {opened: Heb. digged}

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard {us}: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time {that} thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

And because of all this we make a sure {covenant}, and write {it}; and our princes, Levites, {and} priests, seal {unto it}. {seal: Heb. are at the sealing, or, sealed}

When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. {revealed: Heb. opened the ear}

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

But {there is} a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, {told...: Heb. revealed the ear of Samuel}

Blessed {is} the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. {opened: Heb. digged}

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

That all of you have conspired against me, and {there is} none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and {there is} none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? {sheweth...: Heb. uncovereth mine ear}

And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he {was} God.