Job 36:16

And also thee hath he incited away from the jaws of distress into a wide space, on the site of which there is no straitness; and what is set on thy table is full of fatness.

Leeser Tanakh

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 delivereth the afflicted through his affliction, and openeth through oppression his ear.

17But if thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: [divine] judgment and decree will support each other.

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Cross References

Job 19:8My road hath he fenced up, so that I cannot pass out; and on my paths he placeth darkness.

Psalms 18:19(18:20) And he brought me forth into a large space; he delivered me, because he had delight in me.

Psalms 23:5Thou preparest before me a table in the presence of my assailants; thou anointest with oil my head: my cup overfloweth.

Psalms 36:8(36:9) These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.

Psalms 63:5(63:6) As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.

Psalms 118:5From the midst of distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me with enlargement.

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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