6 The light is dark in his tent,
a And his lamp beside him is put out.
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7 The steps of his strength are shortened,
And
a his own counsel casts him down.
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8 For
a he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
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9 The net takes
him by the heel,
And a a snare lays hold of him.
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10 A noose
is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
11 a Terrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.
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12 His strength is starved,
And
a destruction
is ready at his side.
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13 It devours patches of his skin;
The firstborn of death devours his
1 limbs.
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14 He is uprooted from
a the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.
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15 They dwell in his tent
who are none of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
16 a His roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above.
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17 a The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name
1 among the renowned.
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18 1 He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased out of the world.
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New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
