Job 18:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.”

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BSBPD

“A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A gin shall take him by the heel, Anda snare shall lay hold on him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 18:9 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 1:15the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  2. Job 1:17While 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!”
  3. Job 5:5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
  4. Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
  5. Proverbs 29:6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
  6. Isaiah 8:14And 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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