OLD TESTAMENT

Job 36:16

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Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.

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Verse 16. He shall. He would have prevented thee from falling into this irremediable distress, if thou hadst imitated the poor who trust in Him. Calmet.—Yea, he will still restore thee to favour, if thou wilt repent. Bible.—He will fill thee with joy and plenty. Menochius.—Foundation. Hebrew, where there is not straitness. Prot. He would have rescued thee from distress, and set thee at large. Bible.—The psalmist often speaks in the same language. Calmet.

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