he openeth] Heb. he revealeth, or, uncovereth. he openeth the ears of men] Reveals his counsell to them, chap. 36. 10, 15. or, when men will not take notice, God makes them attend by afflictions, Isaiah 28:19. Micah 6:9. sealeth their instruction] Signifies that he will chastise them for their sins, as surely, as if he had set it down under hand and seal: or, doth ratifie his former word by afflictions.