Job 18:7

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“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine. 6The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished. His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down. 8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh. 9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare grips him.

Job 18:7 word by word

יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑וֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The stepsצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• of his strengthאוֹן'ôn · strengthH202
• shall be straitenedיָצַרyâtsar · be distressedH3334
• and his own counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• shall cast him downשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993

Cross-references for Job 18:7

• Job 20:22In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. the full force of misery will come upon him.
• Job 36:16And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food.
• Psalms 18:36You widen my path; my feet do not slip.
• Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.
• Job 5:12He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!
• 2 Samuel 15:31Now David had been told, “Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, “Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!”
• 2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the Lord had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.
• Psalms 33:10The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
• Proverbs 1:30they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.
• Hosea 10:6Even the calf idol will be carried to Assyria, as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be put to shame because of its wooden idol.
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. 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

Topics related to Job 18:7

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Net
• Bildad

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