Job 18:10
The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
In Context
9His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.
11He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.
Cross References
Ezekiel 12:13And my net will be stretched out on him, and he will be taken in my cords: and I will take him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldaeans; but he will not see it, and there death will come to him.
Matthew Henry on Job 18:6-11
Miserable Condition of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 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. 7 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. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground,… Read the whole commentary →