16And also He moved thee from a strait place, To a broad place — no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.


In Context

13 And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.

14 Their soul dieth in youth, And their life among the defiled.

15 He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.

16 And also He moved thee from a strait place, To a broad place — no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.

17 And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld — because of fury,

18 Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

Job 36:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

36:16Even 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

36:16"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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

36:16Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it : and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

36:16Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:16Even so would he have allured thee out of the jaws of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and the supply of thy table would be full of fatness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

36:16Yea, he would have led thee away out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which is set on thy table should be full of fatness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:16Even 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 would be full of fatness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:16Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a broad place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

36:16Even so would he have removed you out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no narrow place; and that which should be set on your table should be full of fatness.