Job 18:11
He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
In Context
10The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.
12His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:36And as for the rest of you, I will make their hearts feeble in the land of their haters, and the sound of a leaf moved by the wind will send them in flight, and they will go in flight as from the sword, falling down when no one comes after them;
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.
Job 15:21A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:
Job 20:25He is pulling it out, and it comes out of his back; and its shining point comes out of his side; he is overcome by fears.
Job 27:20Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.
Psalms 73:19How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.
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 →