Job 18:10

Job 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
• New International Version (NIV)A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A rope is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him in the path.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road.

Context of Job 18:10

8For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness), And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit]. 9A snare catches him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him. A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him on the path. 11Terrors frighten him on every side And chase at his heels. 12The strength [of the wicked] is famished and weakened, And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].

Job 18:10 word by word

טָמ֣וּן בָּאָ֣רֶץ חַבְל֑וֹ וּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתּ֗וֹ עֲלֵ֣י נָתִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The snareחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• laidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• for him in the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and a trapמַלְכֹּ֫דֶתmalkôdeth · snareH4434
• for him in the wayנָתִיבnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410

Cross-references for Job 18:10

• Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire; Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].
• Ezekiel 12:13I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.
• Romans 11:9And David says, “Let their table (abundance) become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a retribution to them.

Commentaries on Job 18:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The snare is laid - All this language is taken from the modes of taking wild beasts; but it is not possible to designate with absolute certainty the methods in which it was done. The word used here (חבל chebel ) means a cord, or rope; and then a snare, gin, or toil, such as is used by hunters. It was used in some way as a noose to secure an animal. This was concealed (Hebrew) “in the earth” - so covered up that an animal would not perceive it, and so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 Bildad describes the miserable condition of a wicked man; in which there is much certain truth, if we consider that a sinful condition is a sad condition, and that sin will be men's ruin, if they do not repent. Though Bildad thought the application of it to Job was easy, yet it was not safe nor just. It is common for angry disputants to rank their opponents among God's enemies, and to draw wrong conclusions from important truths. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10A series of devices for hunting shows the biblical principle of revenge (see study note on 34:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-21SECOND SERIES. 2. ye--the other two friends of Job, whom Bildad charges with having spoken mere "words," that is, empty speeches; opposed to "mark," that is, come to reason, consider the question intelligently; and then let us speak.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 18:10

• Snare
• Trap
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Net
• Bildad
• Hunting

Commentaries on Job 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary