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Job 18:7
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His powerful stride is shortened,and his own schemes trip him up.
The steps of his strength shall be shortened, His own counsel shall cast him down.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down.
Their strong steps will grow weak; they will fall into their own evil traps.
His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.
"The vigorous stride will be shortened, And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.
"His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own plan brings him down.
The steps of his strength shall be shortened, His own counsel shall cast him down.
The steps of his strength shalbe restrained, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.
His vigorous stride is shortened,And his own counsel brings him down.
His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
His vigorous stride is shortened, his own plans make him trip and fall.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Their steps, once strong and fast, become weak. Their own evil plans make them fall.
He shall be deserted in his illness, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Their steps were firm, but now they stumble; they fall—victims of their own advice.
"His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down,
the steps of his strength shall be hampered; and his own counsel shall throw him down.
His presumptuous goinges shal be kepte in, and his owne councell shal cast him downe.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.
The steppes of his strength shalbe restrayned, and his owne counsaile shall cast him downe:
Let the meanest of men spoil his goods, and let his counsel deceive him.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
The steppis of his vertu schulen be maad streit; and his counsel schal caste hym doun.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.
The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. Their own schemes will be their downfall.
His strong steps are made short, and his own plans make him fall.
Their strong steps are shortened, and their own schemes throw them down.
The steppings of his strength are hemmed in, and his own counsel casteth him down;
The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong.
His strong steps are shortened and his own schemes throw him down.
Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
"His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
steps: Job 20:22, Job 36:16, Psalms 18:36, Proverbs 4:12
his own: Job 5:12, Job 5:13, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 17:14, Psalms 33:10, Proverbs 1:30-32, Hosea 10:6, 1 Corinthians 3:19
Reciprocal: Judges 4:17 - fled 2 Kings 6:11 - Therefore Proverbs 29:6 - the transgression
Cross-References
Sarah was so frightened that she lied and said, "I didn't laugh." "Yes, you did!" he answered.
When the three men got ready to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked part of the way with them.
But Lot kept insisting, until they finally agreed and went home with him. He baked some bread, cooked a meal, and they ate.
You rich people lounge around on beds with ivory posts, while dining on the meat of your lambs and calves.
Instead of offering the acceptable animals you have promised, you bring me those that are unhealthy. I will punish you for this, because I am the great King, the Lord All-Powerful, and I am worshiped by nations everywhere.
He sent other servants to say to the guests, "The banquet is ready! My cattle and prize calves have all been prepared. Everything is ready. Come to the banquet!"
Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and celebrate.
The servant answered, "Your brother has come home safe and sound, and your father ordered us to kill the best calf."
This other son of yours wasted your money on prostitutes. And now that he has come home, you ordered the best calf to be killed for a feast."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The steps of his strength shall be straitened,.... As a man in health can take large and strong steps, and travel in the greatness of his strength; so in prosperity he can and does take large steps in obtaining fame and reputation among men, in amassing substance to himself, and towards settling his family in the world; he is like one in a large place, and walks at liberty, goes in and out at pleasure, and none can control him; he walks in pride, and with an high and lifted up head, and with contempt of others, and his will is his law, and he does as he pleases; but in adversity, as his strength is weakened in the way, he cannot take the strides he did, his way is hedged up with thorns, he is pressed on every side, and surrounded with troubles, so that, let him turn himself which way he will, he can find no way to escape:
and his own counsel shall cast him down; as Ahithophel's and Haman's did, which issued in their ruin, 2 Samuel 17:23; what wicked men sometimes plot and devise, with a view to their own good, and the injury of others, proves the destruction of themselves; when they have contrived to raise themselves upon the ruins of others, it has been the means of casting them down from the state and condition they were in, instead of raising to an higher, even down to desolation, and into the most miserable circumstances.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The steps of his strength - Strong steps. “Steps of strength” is a Hebraism, to denote firm or vigorous steps.
Shall be straitened - Shall be compressed, embarrassed, hindered. Instead of walking freely and at large, he shall be compressed and limited in his goings. “Large steps,” “free movement,” etc. are proverbial expressions among the Arabs, to denote freedom, prosperity, etc. RosenmulIer. Schultens quotes the following illustrations from the Arabic poets. From Ibn Doreid, “He who does not confine himself within human limits, his vast strides shall be straitened.” And from Taurizius,” After the battle of Bedrense, the steps were straitened.” The meaning here is, that he would be greatly impeded in his movements, instead of going forth at large and in full vigor as he had formerly done.
And his own counsel - His own plans shall be the means of his fall.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 18:7. The steps of his strength — Even in his greatest prosperity he shall be in straits and difficulties.
His own counsel — He shall be the dupe and the victim of his own airy, ambitious, and impious schemes.
