Job 18:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

A trap seizes them by the heel; a snare lays hold of them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A trap will catch him by the heel, and a snare will lay hold on him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

A trap grabs them by the heel; a snare tightens on them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

His heel will be held in a snare, and thirst will rage against him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The sole of his foot shall be held in a snare: and thirst shall burn against him.

Job 18:9 Cross References

Job 1:15

and the Sabeans fell on them and carried them off and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you.”

Job 1:17

While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three columns, made a raid on the camels and carried them off, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you.”

Job 18:10

A rope is hid for them in the ground, a trap for them in the path.

Job 18:8

For they are thrust into a net by their own feet, and they walk into a pitfall.

Job 5:5

The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns, and the thirsty pant after their wealth.

Psalm 140:5

The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. Selah

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah

Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice.