New King James Version
Job 22:10
10Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you,
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 Living Translation (NLT)That is why you are surrounded by traps and tremble from sudden fears.
Context of Job 22:10
8But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it. 9You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed. Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you, 11Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you. 12“Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
Read all of Job 22Job 22:10 word by word
עַל־כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:10
- Job 18:8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare.
- Job 19:6Know then that God has wronged me, And has surrounded me with His net.
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 13:21Withdraw Your hand far from me, And let not the dread of You make me afraid.
- Proverbs 1:27When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
- Proverbs 3:25Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not 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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