The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Parallel translations
- WEB A noose is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him on the path.
- BSB A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
- NKJV A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road.
- NASB “A noose for him is hidden in the ground, And a trap for him on the pathway.
- NLT A noose lies hidden on the ground. A rope is stretched across their path.
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Quick answer
Hidden ropes and traps lie in the ground and along the wicked man's path. Unseen dangers await him at every turn.
Overview
Bildad describes concealed nooses and snares set for the godless on his way. The hidden traps suggest that his ruin is prepared in advance and inescapable. The imagery reinforces the certainty of judgment on the wicked, even as the reader knows that this whole scheme of automatic retribution cannot rightly explain the trials of the godly.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Rom 11:9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
- Ps 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
- Ezek 12:13My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
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