A trap seizes them by the heel; a snare lays hold of them.
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.”
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.”
A rope is hid for them in the ground, a trap for them in the path.
For they are thrust into a net by their own feet, and they walk into a pitfall.
The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns, and the thirsty pant after their wealth.
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
The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah
In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice.