Job 22:10 “Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;”

Job 22:10

Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

World English Bible

Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,

American Standard Version

Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore snares are round about thee, and feare shall suddenly trouble thee:

Darby Translation

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore round about thee [are] snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.

Bible in Basic English

For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.

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Cross references

“snares”

Job 18:8–10 Psalm 11:6 Job 19:6

Job 18:8–10 · BSB

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

Psalm 11:6 · BSB

On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

Job 19:6 · BSB

then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.

“sudden”

Job 6:4 Job 13:21 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Proverbs 1:27 Proverbs 3:25 Proverbs 3:26

Job 6:4 · BSB

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 13:21 · BSB

Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 · BSB

While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Proverbs 1:27 · BSB

when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

Proverbs 3:25 · BSB

Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

Proverbs 3:26 · BSB

for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

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

In context

9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.

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