Job 18:9

Job 18:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
• New International Version (NIV)A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare lays hold of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him.

Context of Job 18:9

7The vigorous stride will be shortened, And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall. 8For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness), And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit]. A snare catches him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him. 10A 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.

Job 18:9 word by word

יֹאחֵ֣ז בְּעָקֵ֣ב פָּ֑ח יַחֲזֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו צַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The ginפַּחpach · snareH6341
• shall takeאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• by the heelעָקֵב‛âqêb ‛iqqebâh · heelH6119
• the robberצַמִּיםtsammîym · snareH6782
• shall prevailחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388

Cross-references for Job 18:9

• Isaiah 8:14Then He shall be a sanctuary [a sacred, indestructible shelter for those who fear and trust Him]; But to both the houses of Israel [both the northern and southern kingdoms—Israel and Judah, He will be] a stone on which to stumble and a rock on which to trip, A trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Job 1:15and the Sabeans attacked and swooped down on them and took away the animals. They also killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
• Job 5:5The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth.

Commentaries on Job 18:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The gin shall take him - Houbigant reads the tenth before the ninth verse, thus: "The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him." From the beginning of the seventh verse to the end of the thirteenth there is an allusion to the various arts and methods practiced in hunting. 1. A number of persons extend themselves in a forest, and drive the game before…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The gin - Another method of taking wild beasts. It was a snare so made as to spring suddenly on an animal, securing him by the neck or feet. We use a trap for the same purpose. The Hebrew word (פח pach ) may denote anything of this kind - a snare, net, noose, etc. with which birds or wild animals are taken. By the heel - By the foot. And the robber shall prevail - He shall be overpowered by the highwayman; or the plunderer shall make a sudden descent upon…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. 99. robber--rather answering to "gin" in the parallel clause, "the noose shall hold him fast" [Umbreit].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 18:9

• Snare
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Gin
• Net
• Bildad
• Hunting
• Robber; Robbery

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