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Job 22:10
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Job 22:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
- New International Version (NIV)That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you,
Context of Job 22:10
8But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it. 9Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee. 12Is not God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!
Read all of Job 22Job 22:10 word by word
עַל־כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 22:10
- Job 18:8For he is sent into the net by his own feet, and he walketh on the meshes;
- Job 19:6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net.
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 13:21Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:
- Proverbs 1:27when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:
- Proverbs 3:25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
Commentaries on Job 22:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Therefore snares - As thou hast dealt with others, so has God, in his retributive providence, dealt with thee. As thou hast spoiled, so art thou spoiled. Thou art taken in a net from which thou canst not escape. There is an allusion here to the hunting of the elephant: he is driven into an inclosure in the woods, passing from strait to strait, till brought into a narrow point, from which he cannot escape; and then his consternation is great, and his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Therefore snares are round about thee - “Snares” were used for catching wild animals and birds, and the word then came to denote any sudden calamity; see Job 18:8-10. Eliphaz here says, that it “must be” that these calamities came upon Job in consequence of such sins as he had specified. About that he took it for granted there could be no dispute. And sudden fear - The calamities of Job came upon him suddenly Job 1. It was to this, doubtless, that Eliphaz…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was visited as he supposed God always visited every wicked man. He charges him with oppression, and that he did harm with his wealth and power in the time of his prosperity.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. snares--alluding to Job's admission (Job 19:6; compare Job 18:10; Pr 22:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 22
- 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
- EGW Writings
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