Berean Standard Bible
Job 18:7
7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
Job 18:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
- New International Version (NIV)The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.
Context of Job 18:7
5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. 6The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. 8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. 9A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
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יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑וֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 18:7
- Job 20:22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
- Job 36:16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
- Psalms 18:36You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
- Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
- Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- 2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- 2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
- Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Proverbs 1:30They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
- Hosea 10:6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
Commentaries on Job 18:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The steps of his strength - Even in his greatest prosperity he shall be in straits and difficulties. His own counsel - He shall be the dupe and the victim of his own airy, ambitious, and impious schemes.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The steps of his strength - Strong steps. “Steps of strength” is a Hebraism, to denote firm or vigorous steps. Shall be straitened - Shall be compressed, embarrassed, hindered. Instead of walking freely and at large, he shall be compressed and limited in his goings. “Large steps,” “free movement,” etc. are proverbial expressions among the Arabs, to denote freedom, prosperity, etc. RosenmulIer. Schultens quotes the following illustrations from the Arabic…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. 7A shortened stride is the opposite of walking and running in a life of blessings (Proverbs 4:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. steps of his strength--Hebrew, for "His strong steps." A firm step marks health. To be straitened in steps is to be no longer able to move about at will (Pr 4:12). his own counsel--Plans shall be the means of his fall (Job 5:13).Read the comment
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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
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