Job 36:16

Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it : and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

In Context

15He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.

17Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover.

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Cross References

Job 19:8He hath hedged in my path round about, and I cannot pass, and in my way he hath set darkness.

Psalms 18:19They prevented me in the day of my affliction: and the Lord became my protector.

Psalms 23:5Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it!

Psalms 36:8O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.

Psalms 63:5Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

Psalms 118:5In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me.

Matthew Henry on Job 36:16-24

15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. 16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness. 17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee. 18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all… Read the whole commentary →

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