Job 18:9
7 His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
8 For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
10 A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
11 Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
- KJV
- The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
- WEB
- A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.
- ASV
- A gin shall take [him] by the heel, [And] a snare shall lay hold on him.
- DARBY
- The gin taketh [him] by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;
- BLB
- A trap seizes him by the heel, [and] a snare shall prevail over him.
- ÅB
- En snare griper om hans hæl, et rep tar fatt i ham.
- OTB
- En snare fanger ham ved hælen,
og en felle holder ham fast. - B1930
- En snare griper om hans hæl, et rep tar fatt i ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 5:5
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
Read in contextJob 1:15
the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
Read in contextJob 1:17
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
Read in contextIsaiah 8:14–15
And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
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