Job 18:8
For he hath thrust his feet into a net, and walketh in its meshes.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
In Context
7The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong.
9The sole of his foot shall be held in a snare, and thirst shall burn against him.
Cross References
Esther 3:9If it please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.
Esther 7:5And king Assuerus answered and said: Who is this, and of what power, that he should do these things?
Job 22:10Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.
Psalms 35:8Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him : and let the net which he hath hidden catch him : and let the net which he hath hidden catch him : and into that very snare let them fall.
Proverbs 29:6A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.
1 Timothy 3:7Moreover he must have a good testimony of them who are without: lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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 →