Parallel Verses

Amplified


“A snare catches him by the heel,
And a trap snaps shut on him.

New American Standard Bible

“A snare seizes him by the heel,
And a trap snaps shut on him.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

A trap catches him by the heel;
a noose seizes him.

International Standard Version

The trap seizes him by the heel; a snare tightens its hold on him.

A Conservative Version

A trap shall take [him] by the heel. A snare shall lay hold on him.

American Standard Version

A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.

Bible in Basic English

His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.

Darby Translation

The gin taketh him by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;

Julia Smith Translation

A snare shall lay hold upon the heel, the noose shall hold fast upon him.

King James 2000

The trap shall take him by the heel, and a snare shall lay hold of him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

A trap seizes [him] by [the] heel; a snare takes hold of him.

Modern King James verseion

The trap shall take him by the heel, and the noose shall hold sway over him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His foot shall be holden in the gilder, and the thirsty shall catch him.

NET Bible

A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare grips him.

New Heart English Bible

A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.

The Emphasized Bible

There catcheth him - by the heel - a gin, there holdeth him fast - a noose:

Webster

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

World English Bible

A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.

Youngs Literal Translation

Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The gin
פּח 
Pach 
Usage: 27

אחז 
'achaz 
Usage: 66

him by the heel
עקּבה עקב 
`aqeb 
Usage: 14

and the robber
צמּים 
Tsammiym 
Usage: 2

References

Easton

Smith

Context Readings

Bildad's Second Speech

8
“For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness),
And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit].
9 
“A snare catches him by the heel,
And a trap snaps shut on him.
10
“A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him on the path.



Cross References

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 1:17

While he was still speaking, another [messenger] also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and have taken them away and have 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.

Isaiah 8:14-15


“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.

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