Job 36:16

Yea he might even have allured thee—out of the mouth of straitness, [into] a wide space—no narrowness there,—and, the food set down on thy table, should have been full of fatness.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 would deliver the humbled in his humiliation, and would uncover—in oppression—their ear.

17But, with the plea of a lawless one, thou art full, Plea and sentence, will take fast hold.

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Cross References

Job 19:8My way, hath he walled up, that I cannot pass, and, upon my paths, hath he made darkness rest;

Psalms 18:19And brought me out, into a large place, he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Psalms 23:5Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over.

Psalms 36:8They abundantly relish the fatness of thy house,—And out of the full stream of thine own pleasures, thou givest them to drink.

Psalms 63:5As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.

Psalms 118:5Out of a strait, called I on Yah, He 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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