New King James Version
Job 18:7
7The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.
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 Living Translation (NLT)The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. Their own schemes will be their downfall.
Context of Job 18:7
5“The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine. 6The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out. The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down. 8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare. 9The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him.
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יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑וֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 18:7
- Job 20:22In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; Every hand of misery will come against him.
- Job 36:16“Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness.
- Psalms 18:36You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.
- Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble.
- Job 5:12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
- 2 Samuel 15:31Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- 2 Samuel 17:14So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring disaster on Absalom.
- Psalms 33:10The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
- Proverbs 1:30They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke.
- Hosea 10:6The idol also shall be carried to Assyria As a present for King Jareb. Ephraim shall receive shame, And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their own 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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