Job 36:16

God is trying to rescue you from the jaws of trouble to a place of freedom and safety, filling your table full of the very best food.

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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

15Through suffering God saves those who suffer; he gets their attention through their troubles.

17But you are preoccupied with the fate of the wicked; judgment and justice fill your mind.

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Cross References

Job 19:8God has walled me in so I can't escape; he has plunged my path into darkness.

Psalms 18:19He set me free, he rescued me because he's my friend.

Psalms 23:5You prepare a banquet for me before my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with olive oil. My cup is so full it overflows!

Psalms 36:8They gain strength from the wonderful food you provide in your house; you give them drink from your refreshing river.

Psalms 63:5You satisfy me more than the richest food; I will praise you with joyful songs.

Psalms 118:5I was suffering badly, so I cried out to the Lord for help. He answered me and set me free from my pain.

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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