Job 18:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.”

Job 18:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 18:8 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 18:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 18:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh.”

Job 18:8 — World English Bible

Job 18:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.”

Job 18:8 — American Standard Version

Job 18:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For he is sent into a net by his own feet, And on a snare he doth walk habitually.”

Job 18:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 18:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For he is sent into the net by his own feet, and he walketh on the meshes;”

Job 18:8 — Darby Translation

Job 18:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For hee is taken in the net by his feete, and he walketh vpon the snares.”

Job 18:8 — Geneva Bible

Job 18:8 in Context — Job 18

6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

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

10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

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What Does Job 18:8 Mean?

Job 18:8 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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