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Job 18:8 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh. "
Job 18:8
Verse in Context
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6 The light will be dark in his tent. His lamp above him will be put out.
7 The steps of his strength will be shortened. His own counsel will cast him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh.
9 A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.
10 A noose is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him on the path.
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Job 18:1
"Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,"
Job 18:2
"“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak."
Job 18:3
"Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight?"
Job 18:4
"You who tear yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken for you? Or will the rock be removed out of its place?"
Job 18:5
"“Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out. The spark of his fire won’t shine."
Job 18:6
"The light will be dark in his tent. His lamp above him will be put out."
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