Job 18:7
5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
- KJV
- The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
- WEB
- The steps of his strength will be shortened. His own counsel will cast him down.
- ASV
- The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
- DARBY
- The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
- BLB
- The strides of his strength are narrowed, and his counsel casts him down.
- ÅB
- Hans kraftige skritt skal bli innsnevret, og hans eget råd styrte ham;
- OTB
- Hans kraftige skritt blir forkortet,
og hans egne planer feller ham. - B1930
- Hans kraftige skritt skal bli innsnevret, og hans eget råd styrte ham;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 4:12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Read in contextPsalms 18:36
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
Read in contextPsalms 33:10
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
Read in contextJob 20:22
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Read in contextProverbs 1:30–32
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Read in context2 Samuel 17:14
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
Read in contextJob 15:6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Read in context2 Samuel 15:31
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
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