Job 36:16

Euen so woulde he haue taken thee out of the streight place into a broade place and not shut vp beneath: and that which resteth vpon thy table, had bene full of fat.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.

17But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.

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Cross References

Job 19:8Hee hath hedged vp my way that I cannot passe, and he hath set darkenesse in my paths.

Psalms 18:19Hee brought mee foorth also into a large place: hee deliuered mee because hee fauoured me.

Psalms 23:5Thou doest prepare a table before me in the sight of mine aduersaries: thou doest anoynt mine head with oyle, and my cuppe runneth ouer.

Psalms 36:8They shall be satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house, and thou shalt giue them drinke out of the riuer of thy pleasures.

Psalms 63:5My soule shalbe satisfied, as with marowe and fatnesse, and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lippes,

Psalms 118:5I called vpon the Lord in trouble, and the Lord heard me, and set me at large.

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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