Job 18:9 “A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.”

Job 18:9

A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.

World English Bible

A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.

American Standard Version

A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.

Geneva Bible 1599

The grenne shall take him by the heele, and the theefe shall come vpon him.

Darby Translation

The gin taketh [him] by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;

Young's Literal Translation

Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.

Bible in Basic English

His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.

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Cross references

“The gin”

Isaiah 8:14 Isaiah 8:15

Isaiah 8:14 · BSB

And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.

Isaiah 8:15 · BSB

Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”

“robber”

Job 1:15 Job 1:17 Job 5:5

Job 1:15 · BSB

the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job 1:17 · BSB

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job 5:5 · BSB

The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.

10A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.

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