Job 18:9
There catcheth him—by the heel—a gin, there holdeth him fast—a noose:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
In Context
8For he is thrust into a net by his own feet, and, upon a trap, he marcheth;
10Concealed in the ground is a cord for him,—and a snare for him, on the path.
Cross References
Job 1:17Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.
Psalms 9:16To be known is Yahweh, by the sentence he hath executed, By the doing of his own hands, is he about to strike down the lawless one. [Resounding music. Selah.]
Isaiah 8:14So shall he become a hallowed asylum,—But a stone to strike against, and a rock to stumble over unto both houses of Israel A trap and a snare to the dweller in Jerusalem;
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 →