Job 18:9

Modern

A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.

Traditional

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

Literal

A trap seizes him by the heel, and a snare shall prevail over him.

Latin

Tenebitur planta illius laqueo, et exardescet contra eum sitis.

Hebrew

English

A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.

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

Job 5:5
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
Job 1:17
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
Isaiah 8:14–15
And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
Job 1:15
…the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”