Job 22:10
8 while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
11 it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
12 Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
- KJV
- Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
- WEB
- Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
- ASV
- Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
- DARBY
- Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
- BLB
- Upon thus [there are] snares all around you, and dread suddenly terrifies you,
- ÅB
- Derfor er det snarer rundt omkring deg, og en hastig redsel forferder deg.
- OTB
- Derfor er snarer rundt deg,
og plutselig redsel overvelder deg, - B1930
- Derfor er det snarer rundt omkring dig, og en hastig redsel forferder dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 13:21
Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
Read in contextJob 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Read in contextJob 18:8–10
For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Read in contextPsalms 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Read in contextProverbs 1:27
when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
Read in contextJob 19:6
then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
Read in contextProverbs 3:25–26
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Read in context