Job 18:8
His foot also has been caught in a snare, and let it be entangled in a net.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
In Context
7Let the meanest of men spoil his goods, and let his counsel deceive him.
9And let snares come upon him: he shall strengthen those that thirst for his destruction.
Cross References
Esther 3:9If it seem good to the king, let him make a decree to destroy them: and I will remit into the king's treasury ten thousand talents of silver.
Esther 7:5And the king said, Who is this that has dared to do this thing?
Job 22:10Therefore snares have compassed you, and disastrous war has troubled you.
Psalms 35:8They shall be + 35:8 Gr. intoxicated. fully satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall cause them to drink of the full stream of your delights. 1
Proverbs 29:6A great snare is spread for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
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 →