Job 36:16 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Elihu tells Job that God would lead him from narrow distress into broad freedom and rich provision.
What Does Job 36:16 Mean?
Turning directly to Job, Elihu pictures the rescue God desires: a drawing out of the cramped place of trouble into open space without constraint, and a table laden with richness. He holds before Job the hope of restored abundance.
The movement from the strait place to the broad place is a recurring picture of salvation in Scripture, the soul brought into liberty. The God who longs to set such a table prepares, in Christ, a feast that no affliction can take away, room and plenty for all who come.
Job 36:16 in the Original Language
merchab (מֶרְחָב), 'broad place' -- a wide, spacious place of freedom and relief.
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What does Job 36:16 mean?
Elihu tells Job that God would lead him from narrow distress into broad freedom and rich provision.