Job 36:16

Job 36:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness.

Context of Job 36:16

14They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes. 15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression. Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness. 17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you. 18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

Job 36:16 word by word

וְאַ֤ף הֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ מִפִּי־צָ֗ר רַ֭חַב לֹא־מוּצָ֣ק תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְנַ֥חַת שֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗ מָ֣לֵא דָֽשֶׁן׃Read the interlinear

• Indeedאַף'aph · alsoH637
• He drew youסוּתsûth · to inciteH5496
• from the jawsפֶּהpeh · lip: openingH6310
• of distressצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• to a spaciousלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• to a spaciousמוּצָקmûtsaq mûtsâq · constraintH4164
• to a spaciousתַּחַתtachath · underneath: standH8478
• to a spaciousנַ֫חַתnachath · quietnessH5183
• and broad placeרַ֫חַבrachab · breadthH7338
• to a tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of richnessדֶּ֫שֶׁןdeshen · ashesH1880

Cross-references for Job 36:16

• Job 19:8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
• Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
• Psalms 18:19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
• Psalms 31:8You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Psalms 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
• Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
• Psalms 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
• Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Isaiah 25:6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
• Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

Commentaries on Job 36:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Even so would he have removed thee - If thou hadst turned to, obeyed, and served him, thy present state would have been widely different from what it is.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Even so would he have removed thee - That is, if you had been patient and resigned, and if you had gone to him with a broken heart. Having stated the “principles” in regard to affliction which he held to be indisputable, and having affirmed that God was ever ready to relieve the sufferer if he would apply to him with a proper spirit, it was natural to infer from this that the reason why Job “continued” to suffer was, that he did not manifest a proper…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 Elihu shows that Job caused the continuance of his own trouble. He cautions him not to persist in frowardness. Even good men need to be kept to their duty by the fear of God's wrath; the wisest and best have enough in them to deserve his stroke. Let not Job continue his unjust quarrel with God and his providence. And let us never dare to think favourably of sin, never indulge it, nor allow ourselves in it. Elihu thinks Job needed this…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Rather, "He will lead forth thee also out of the jaws of a strait" (Psa 18:19; 118:5). broad place--expresses the liberty, and the well-supplied "table" the abundance of the prosperous (Psa 23:5; Is 25:6).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Broad Place
• Ascribe
• Elihu
• Esteem
• Hang
• Broad
• Fatness
• God
• Straight; Straightway

Commentaries on Job 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings