Job 18:10
A noose is hidden on the ground for them; a rope is stretched across the path to trip them.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
In Context
9A trap grabs them by the heel; a snare tightens around them.
11Terrors scare the wicked, coming at them from every side, chasing them, biting at their heels.
Cross References
Ezekiel 12:13But I will catch him in my net; I will trap him in my snare. I will take him to Babylon in the country of Babylonia. However, he won't see it, and he'll die there.
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 →