Job 18:10

as though the noose of a rope that was hidden on the ground, whose other end was fastened to the limb of a tree, seized them when they walked into it.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

In Context

9It was as though a trap grabbed their heels and held them fast [DOU],

11Everywhere they went, there were things that caused them to be terrified; it was as though those things were pursuing them and biting at their heels.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 12:13But it will be as though I will spread a net for him to be captured; enemy soldiers will capture him and take him to Babylon city. But he will not be able to see it; and there he will die.

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 →

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