Job 18:7

Job 18:7

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5 “The^a light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.

6 The light is dark in his tent,
^aAnd his lamp beside him is put out.

7 The steps of his strength are shortened,
And ^ahis own counsel casts him down.

8 For ^ahe is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.

9 The net takes him by the heel,
And ^aa snare lays hold of him.

10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.

11 ^aTerrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.

12 His strength is starved,
And ^adestruction is ready at his side.

13 It devours patches of his skin;
The firstborn of death devours his¹ limbs.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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steps of his strength—Hebrew, for "His strong steps." A firm step marks health. To be straitened in steps is to be no longer able to move about at will (Proverbs 4:12).

his own counsel—Plans shall be the means of his fall (Job 5:13).

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