Job 18:8

8 His feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh.

Job 18:8 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
English Standard Version (ESV)
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks on its mesh.
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 The wicked walk into a net. They fall into a pit.
The Message Bible (MSG)
8 They get all tangled up in their own red tape,
American Standard Version (ASV)
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
8 His own feet get him tangled in a net as he walks around on its webbing.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
8 For his own feet lead him into a net, and he strays into its mesh.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
8 Their feet take them into a net. They wander right into it.

Job 18:8 Meaning and Commentary

Job 18:8

For he is cast into a net by his own feet
He goes into it of himself, incautious and imprudent; the counsels, schemes, and methods he takes to hurt others, issue in his own ruin; the pit he digs for them, he falls and sinks into himself; and the net which he has spread and hid for others, in it is his own foot taken; and the ways and means he takes to do himself good, to amass riches and advance his family, being illicit ones, prove snares and nets unto him, those leading him into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which bring him to perdition, ( Psalms 9:15 ) ( 1 Timothy 6:9 ) ; even the various sins and transgressions he commits are snares unto him, by which he is enticed and drawn in: for in "the transgression of an evil man there is a snare", ( Proverbs 29:6 ) ; these promise him peace, and pleasure, and liberty, but give neither; they are nets in which he is entangled, and cords by which he is held, ( Psalms 9:15 Psalms 9:16 ) ; into which his own feet carry him: some render it, "he goes with a net at his feet" F14, or with his feet in a net; he cannot go where he would, or do as he pleases; he is restrained by the providence of God; as the devils are held in chains, so the feet of wicked men are entangled in a net, that they cannot move and act as they are desirous of:

and he walketh upon a snare:
laid for him, and hidden to him, and therefore walks on boldly and unconcerned, not being apprehensive of any danger, though greatly exposed to it; he walks on as on firm and good ground, and in a broad road, but destruction and misery are in his ways; yet he walks on of himself willingly, and with all his strength, pleasing himself in the path he treads, not dreaming of the mischief that awaits him; or "upon a thicket" F15 of thorns and briers, his sins and iniquities with which he is entangled, and out of which he cannot extricate himself, or afflictive providences with which his way is hedged up; though the former sense seems best; Mr. Broughton renders it, "a platted gin".


FOOTNOTES:

F14 (wylgrb tvrb xlv yk) "nam it cum reti in pedibus suis", Cocceius.
F15 (hkbv le) "in perplexo", Cocceius.

Job 18:8 In-Context

6 The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out.
7 The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.
8 His feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Job 19:6; Job 22:10; Psalms 9:15; Psalms 10:9; Psalms 35:7; Psalms 57:6; Psalms 66:11; Psalms 140:5; Lamentations 1:13; Micah 7:2; Habakkuk 1:15
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