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Job 18:8–10

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8“For he is athrown into the net by his own feet,

And he steps on the netting.

9“A snare seizes him by the heel,

And a device snaps shut on him.

10“A rope for him is hidden in the ground,

And a trap for him on the path.

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Cross references

  1. aJob 22:10; Ps 9:15; 35:8; Is 24:17, 18

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

and he walks on its mesh.

A trap seizes him by the heel;

a snare lays hold of him.

A rope is hidden for him in the ground,

a trap for him in the path.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His feet thrust him into a net;

he wanders into its mesh.

A trap seizes him by the heel;

a snare holds him fast.

A noose is hidden for him on the ground;

a trap lies in his path.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For his own feet lead him into a net,

and he strays into its mesh.

A trap catches him by the heel;

a noose seizes him.

A rope lies hidden for him on the ground,

and a snare waits for him along the path.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wicked walk into a net.

They fall into a pit.

A trap grabs them by the heel.

A snare holds them tight.

A noose lies hidden on the ground.

A rope is stretched across their path.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

for he is thrust into a net by his feet,

and he walks into a pitfall.

A trap seizes him by the heel;

a snare takes hold of him.

His rope is hidden in the ground,

and his trap on the path.

KJV 1900King James Version

For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

And he walketh upon a snare.

The gin shall take him by the heel,

And the robber shall prevail against him.

The snare is laid for him in the ground,

And a trap for him in the way.