Job 18:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 18:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 18:8 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 18:8 — KJV
“For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.”
— Job 18:8 (KJV)
Job 18:8 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 18:8
“And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. was...: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with Job 18:8: cast, into, own
“I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:8: cast, into, net
“Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:8: cast, into, net
“Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony”
Shares key themes with Job 18:8: cast, into, net
“And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:8: into, net, own
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