Job 18:9
“The grinne shall take him by the heele, and the robber shall preuaile against him.”
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Job 18:9 Context
7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe. 8For hee is cast into a net by his owne feete, & he walketh vpon a snare. 9The grinne shall take him by the heele, and the robber shall preuaile against him. 10The snare is laide for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. 11Terrours shall make him afraid on euery side, and shall driue him to his feete.
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The gin shall take [him] by the heel, [and] the robber shall prevail against him.
- King James Version
"A snare seizes {him} by the heel, {And} a trap snaps shut on him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A gin shall take `him' by the heel, `And' a snare shall lay hold on him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.
- Basic English Bible
The gin taketh [him] by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;
- Darby Bible
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
- Webster's Bible
A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.
- World English Bible
Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A gin shall take him by the heel, and a snare shall lay hold on him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible