Job 18:10

Modern

A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.

Traditional

The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

Literal

A cord for him is hidden in the ground, and a trap for him upon the path.

Latin

Abscondita est in terra pedica ejus, et decipula illius super semitam.

Hebrew

English

A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.

A series of devices for hunting shows the biblical principle of revenge (see study note on 34:11).

Ezekiel 12:13
But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
Psalm 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Romans 11:9
And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.