Job Chapter 18 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Job 18:7

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
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BBE Job 18:7

The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
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DARBY Job 18:7

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
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KJV Job 18:7

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
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WBT Job 18:7

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
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WEB Job 18:7

The steps of his strength shall be shortened, His own counsel shall cast him down.
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YLT Job 18:7

Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.)