Add parallel Print Page Options

15 He delivereth the afflicted [a]by their affliction,
And openeth their ear [b]in oppression.
16 Yea, he would have allured thee [c]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.

17 But thou [d]art full of the judgment of the wicked:
Judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Job 36:15 Or, in
  2. Job 36:15 Or, by adversity
  3. Job 36:16 Hebrew out of the mouth of.
  4. Job 36:17 Or, hast filled up

15 But those who suffer(A) he delivers in their suffering;(B)
    he speaks(C) to them in their affliction.(D)

16 “He is wooing(E) you from the jaws of distress
    to a spacious place(F) free from restriction,(G)
    to the comfort of your table(H) laden with choice food.(I)
17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;(J)
    judgment and justice have taken hold of you.(K)

Read full chapter