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.

16 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.

16 “God is leading you away from danger, Job,

to a place free from distress.

He is setting your table with the best food.

16 “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.

16 “God is gently calling you from the jaws of trouble

to an open place of freedom

where he has set your table full of the best food.

16 Yea, 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.

16 Even 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.

16 “Yes, he lured you away from the jaws of trouble 

into an open area where you were not restrained, 

and your table was covered with rich foods. 

16 Indeed, He lured you from the jaws of distress

to a spacious and unconfined place.

Your table was spread with choice food.

16 He also allured you out of distress

into a broad place where there was no constraint,

and what was set on your table was full of fatness.

16 And what’s more, he allured you out of distress

into a broad place, where in place of it was no constraint;

and what was set on your table is full of fatness.

16 “Job, he wants to take you out of the jaws of trouble.

He wants to bring you to a wide and safe place.

He’d like to seat you at a table that is loaded with the best food.

16 “Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress,

Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint;

And that which was set on your table was full of fatness.