Job 36:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 36:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 36:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which sh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 36:16 — 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. that...: Heb. the rest of thy table”
— Job 36:16 (KJV)
Job 36:16 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 36:16
“The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. narrowed...: Heb. narrowings, or, rebatements”
Shares key themes with Job 36:16: even, broad, should
“My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest”
Shares key themes with Job 36:16: even, where, set
“And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord. leave: Heb. set, or, place What...: Heb. Wherefore is this?”
Shares key themes with Job 36:16: place, where, set
“And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.”
Shares key themes with Job 36:16: even, place, where
“And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. that son: Heb. he of his sons”
Shares key themes with Job 36:16: even, into, place
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