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 while they are still young. Their lives finish in shame. They live among the male prostitutes who serve false gods. 15But God rescues people who suffer. He uses their troubles to teach them about himself. God has called you out of your troubles, Job. He wants you to live in a safe place where you have no problems. He wants you to have a comfortable life with plenty of good food to eat. 17But now you have a lot of trouble, because God is punishing you as wicked people deserve. God is right and fair to judge you like that. 18Be very careful! Do not let anyone use their riches to deceive you. Do not let them pay you a lot of money to do something that is wrong.

Job 36:16 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Even so would he have removedסוּתsûth · to inciteH5496
• thee out of the straitצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• thee out of the straitפֶּהpeh · lip: openingH6310
• a broad placeרַ֫חַבrachab · breadthH7338
• whereתַּחַתtachath · underneath: standH8478
• no straitnessמוּצָקmûtsaq mûtsâq · constraintH4164
• and that which should be setנַ֫חַתnachath · quietnessH5183
• on thy tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of fatnessדֶּ֫שֶׁןdeshen · ashesH1880

Cross-references for Job 36:16

• Job 19:8God has stopped me so that I cannot move forward. He has made my path dark so that I cannot see the way to go.
• Job 42:10After Job prayed for his three friends, the Lord made him a rich man again. He gave Job twice as many things as he had before.
• Psalms 18:19He led me out to a place where I would be safe. He saved me because I made him happy.
• Psalms 31:8You have not put me under the power of my enemies. You have led me into an open place, where I can be safe.
• Psalms 40:1I was patient while I waited for the Lord to help me. He turned towards me, and he heard me when I called to him.
• Psalms 118:5I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord to help me. The Lord answered me and he made me free.
• Psalms 23:5You prepare a big meal for me while my enemies watch. You put olive oil on my head. You bless me so much that my cup is completely full.
• Psalms 36:8You have plenty of food in your house, to give them all that they need. You give them water from your river, that makes them happy when they drink it.
• Psalms 63:5You make me very happy, better than a feast of good food. I will sing happy songs to praise you.
• Isaiah 25:6The Lord Almighty will prepare a feast on this mountain. It will be a feast for all the nations of the world. It will be a great feast, with plenty of meat and wine. The best meat and the best wine will be there.
• Isaiah 55:2Do not spend money on anything that is not real food. You work hard for your money, so do not spend it on things which do not help you. Listen carefully to me. Eat something that will make you strong! Enjoy the best food!

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