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 DomainASVPD
“A gin shall take him by the heel, Anda snare shall lay hold on him.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 18:9 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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!”
- 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!”
- Job 5:5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
- Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Proverbs 29:6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
- 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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