Job 18:8
For he is thrust into a net by his own feet, and, upon a trap, he marcheth;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
In Context
7The steppings of his strength are hemmed in, and his own counsel casteth him down;
9There catcheth him—by the heel—a gin, there holdeth him fast—a noose:
Cross References
Esther 3:9If, unto the king, it seem good, let it be written, to destroy them,—and, ten thousand talents of silver, will I weigh out upon the hands of them who are doing the business, to bring [it] into the treasuries of the king.
Esther 7:5Then spake King Ahasuerus, and said unto Esther the queen,—Who is he now, and where is he, whose heart is set to act thus?
Job 22:10For this cause, round about thee, are snares, and a dread startleth thee suddenly;
Psalms 35:8There shall reach him a ruin he could not know,—Yea, his own net which he hath hidden, shall capture him, Into that ruin, shall he fall!
Proverbs 29:6In the transgression of a wicked man, is a snare, but, the righteous, doth shout in triumph and rejoice.
1 Timothy 3:7It is needful, moreover, to have, an honourable testimony also, from them who are without, lest, into reproach, he fall, and the snare of the adversary.
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 →