Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down. New Living Translation The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. Their own schemes will be their downfall. English Standard Version His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down. Berean Standard Bible His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. King James Bible The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. New King James Version The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down. New American Standard Bible “His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own plan brings him down. NASB 1995 “His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down. NASB 1977 “His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down. Legacy Standard Bible His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own counsel brings him down. Amplified Bible “The vigorous stride will be shortened, And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall. Christian Standard Bible His powerful stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. Holman Christian Standard Bible His powerful stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. American Standard Version The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. Aramaic Bible in Plain English His steps will be laid waste in his sickness and his thoughts will sink him Brenton Septuagint Translation Let the meanest of men spoil his goods, and let his counsel deceive him. Contemporary English Version Their powerful legs become weak, and they stumble on schemes of their own doing. * Douay-Rheims Bible The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong. English Revised Version The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. GOD'S WORD® Translation "His healthy stride is shortened, and his own planning trips him up. Good News Translation Their steps were firm, but now they stumble; they fall--victims of their own advice. International Standard Version His strong steps are restricted, and his own advice trips him up. JPS Tanakh 1917 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. Literal Standard Version The steps of his strength are restricted, | And his own counsel casts him down. Majority Standard Bible His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. New American Bible His vigorous steps are hemmed in, his own counsel casts him down. NET Bible His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down. New Revised Standard Version Their strong steps are shortened, and their own schemes throw them down. New Heart English Bible The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down. Webster's Bible Translation The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. World English Bible The steps of his strength will be shortened. His own counsel will cast him down. Young's Literal Translation Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bildad: God Punishes the Wicked…6The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. 7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. 8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.… Cross References Job 15:6 Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you. Proverbs 4:12 When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble. Treasury of Scripture The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. steps Job 20:22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. Job 36:16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness. Psalm 18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. his own Job 5:12,13 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise… 2 Samuel 15:31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 2 Samuel 17:14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. Jump to Previous Cast Counsel Design Destruction Overtakes Scheme Schemes Short Shortened Step Steps Straitened Strength Stride Strong Throw Vigor Vigorous WeakenedJump to Next Cast Counsel Design Destruction Overtakes Scheme Schemes Short Shortened Step Steps Straitened Strength Stride Strong Throw Vigor Vigorous WeakenedJob 18 1. Bildad reproves Job for presumption and impatience5. The calamities of the wicked (7) The steps of his strength.--i.e., his giant strides. He shall be the victim of his own devices, and when they seem to hold out the hope of prosperity shall lead him to destruction. (Comp. Ps. 141:11.)Verse 7. - The steps of his strength shall he straitened. In the time of his prosperity the wicked man had a wide sphere within which to exercise his activity, and strode hither and thither at his pleasure. When punishment falls on him, his "steps will be straitened," i.e. his sphere narrowed, his activity cramped, his powers "cabined, cribbed, confined." And his own counsel shall cast him down (see Job 5:13; and comp. Psalm 7:14,-16; 9:16; 10:2; Hosea 10:6). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew His vigorousאוֹנ֑וֹ (’ō·w·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 202: Ability, power, wealth stride צַעֲדֵ֣י (ṣa·‘ă·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6806: A pace, regular step is shortened, יֵֽ֭צְרוּ (yê·ṣə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3334: Be distressed, be narrow, be straitened in straits, be vexed and his own schemes עֲצָתֽוֹ׃ (‘ă·ṣā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudence trip him up. וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ (wə·ṯaš·lî·ḵê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away Links Job 18:7 NIVJob 18:7 NLT Job 18:7 ESV Job 18:7 NASB Job 18:7 KJV Job 18:7 BibleApps.com Job 18:7 Biblia Paralela Job 18:7 Chinese Bible Job 18:7 French Bible Job 18:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 18:7 The steps of his strength shall be (Jb) |