Job 18:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 18:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 18:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 18:9 — KJV
“The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.”
— Job 18:9 (KJV)
Job 18:9 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 18:9
“But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:9: gin, prevail, against
“For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. All...: Heb. Every man of my peace”
Shares key themes with Job 18:9: take, prevail, against
“Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. mounts: or, engines of shot”
Shares key themes with Job 18:9: gin, take, against
“And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:9: prevail, against
“And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:9: take, against
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