ThenHe opensthe earsof men,And sealstheir instruction,
"For You, O LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,have madea revelationto Your servant,saying,I will buildyou a house;thereforeYour servanthas foundcourageto praythisprayerto You.
"Now because of allthisWe are makingan agreementin writing;And on the sealeddocument [are the names of] our leaders,our Levites[and] our priests."
That He may turnmanaside[from his] conduct,And keepmanfrom pride;
"He openstheir earto instruction,And commandsthat they returnfrom evil.
"He deliversthe afflictedin their affliction,And openstheir earin [time of] oppression.
Sacrificeand mealofferingYou have not desired;My earsYou have opened;Burntofferingand sinofferingYou have not required.
"You have not heard,you have not known.Evenfrom longagoyour earhas not been open,BecauseI knewthat you would dealverytreacherously;And you have been calleda rebelfrom birth.
The LordGODhas openedMy ear;And I was not disobedientNordid I turnback.
"Renderthe heartsof thispeopleinsensitive,Their earsdull,And their eyesdim,Otherwisethey might seewith their eyes,Hearwith their ears,Understandwith their hearts,And returnand be healed."
Thenthe mysterywas revealedto Danielin a nightvision.ThenDanielblessedthe Godof heaven;
And having been warned[by God] in a dreamnot to returnto Herod,the magi leftfor their own countryby anotherway.
ThenHe openedtheir mindsto understandthe Scriptures,
A womannamedLydia,from the cityof Thyatira,a seller of purple fabrics,a worshiperof God,was listening;and the Lordopenedher heartto respondto the things spokenby Paul.
Therefore,when I have finishedthis,and have put my sealon thisfruitof theirs,I will goon by wayof you to Spain.
