Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

The gin

Robber

Bible References

The gin

Isaiah 8:14

“Then He shall be a sanctuary [a sacred, indestructible shelter for those who fear and trust Him];
But to both the houses of Israel [both the northern and southern kingdoms—Israel and Judah, He will be] a stone on which to stumble and a rock on which to trip,
A trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Robber

Job 1:15
and the Sabeans attacked and swooped down on them and took away the animals. They also killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Job 5:5

“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.