Job 22:10
Therefore snares have compassed thee, 1 And disastrous war has troubled thee. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
In Context
9But thou hast sent widows away empty, 1 And hast afflicted orphans. 1
11The light has proved darkness to thee, 1 And water has covered thee on thy lying down. 1
Cross References
Job 13:21Withhold thine hand from me: 1 And let not thy fear terrify me. 1
Job 18:11Let pains destroy him round about, 1 And let many enemies come about him, 1
Psalms 11:6Because of the misery of the poor, 1 And because of the sighing of the needy, 1 Now will I arise, saith the Lord, 1 I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. 1
Proverbs 3:25And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, 1 Neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15
Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →