God’s Word Translation
Job 18:7
7“His healthy stride is shortened, and his own planning trips 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
5“Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out. The flame of his fire stops glowing. 6The light in his tent becomes dark, and the lamp above him is snuffed out. “His healthy stride is shortened, and his own planning trips him up. 8His own feet get him tangled in a net as he walks around on its webbing. 9A trap catches his heel. A snare holds him.
Read all of Job 18Job 18:7 word by word
יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑וֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 18:7
- Job 20:22⌞Even⌟ with all his wealth the full force of misery comes down on him.
- Job 36:16“Yes, he lured you away from the jaws of trouble into an open area where you were not restrained, and your table was covered with rich foods.
- Psalms 18:36You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip.
- Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your stride will not be hampered. Even if you run, you will not stumble.
- Job 5:12He keeps shrewd people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully.
- 2 Samuel 15:31Then David was told, “Ahithophel is among those conspiring with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.”
- 2 Samuel 17:14Absalom and all the people of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai from Archi’s family is better than Ahithophel’s advice.” (The Lord had commanded Ahithophel’s good advice to be defeated in order to ruin Absalom.)
- Psalms 33:10The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world.
- Proverbs 1:30They refused my advice. They despised my every warning.
- Hosea 10:6The thing itself will be carried to Assyria as a present to the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced. Israel will be ashamed because of its plans.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19The wisdom of this world is nonsense in God’s sight. That’s why Scripture says, “God catches the wise in their cleverness.”
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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