Job 36:16–17
Job 36:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.
Job 36:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked:
Judgment and justice take hold on thee.
Job 36:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 “God is leading you away from danger, Job,
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.
17 But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged.
Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld.
Job 36:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
17 But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
Job 36:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
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.
17 But now you are being punished like the wicked;
you are getting justice.
Job 36:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
17 But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked:
Judgment and justice take hold on thee.
Job 36:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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. 17 But thou art full of the judgments of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
Job 36:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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.
17 But you are given the judgment evil people deserve.
A fair judgment will be upheld.
Job 36:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 Indeed, He lured you from the jaws of distress
to a spacious and unconfined place.
Your table was spread with choice food.
17 Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have seized you.
Job 36:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
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.
17 “But you are obsessed with the case of the wicked;
judgment and justice seize you.
Job 36:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
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.
17 But you are obsessed with the judgment of the wicked;
judgment and justice take hold of you.
Job 36:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
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.
17 But now you are loaded down
with the punishment sinners will receive.
You have been judged fairly.
Job 36:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
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.
17 “But you were full of judgment on the wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.