Job 18:10
Concealed in the ground is a cord for him,—and a snare for him, on the path.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
In Context
9There catcheth him—by the heel—a gin, there holdeth him fast—a noose:
11Round about, terrors have startled him, and have driven him to his feet.
Cross References
Ezekiel 12:13Then will I spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare; And I will take him to Babylon. in the land of the Chaldeans, The which, indeed, he shall not see. And yet there, shall he 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 →