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Job 18:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail "
Job 18:9
Verse in Context
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The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
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"How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak."
Job 18:3
"Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?"
Job 18:4
"He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?"
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Job 18:6
"The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out"
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