Job 18:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.”

Job 18:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 18:9 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 18:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 18:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.”

Job 18:9 — World English Bible

Job 18:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.”

Job 18:9 — American Standard Version

Job 18:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.”

Job 18:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 18:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The gin taketh [him] by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;”

Job 18:9 — Darby Translation

Job 18:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The grenne shall take him by the heele, and the theefe shall come vpon him.”

Job 18:9 — Geneva Bible

Job 18:9 in Context — Job 18

7 Los pasos de su pujanza serán acortados, y precipitarálo su mismo consejo.

8 Porque red será echada en sus pies, y sobre red andará.

9 Lazo prenderá [su] calcañar: afirmaráse la trampa contra él.

10 Su cuerda está escondida en la tierra, y su torzuelo sobre la senda.

11 De todas partes lo asombrarán temores, y haránle huir desconcertado.

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What Does Job 18:9 Mean?

Job 18:9 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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