Job 18:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.

English ASV

A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.

English Amplified

A trap will catch him by the heel, and a snare will lay hold on him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

A trap will catch him by the heel, and a snare will lay hold on him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

A trap catches him by the heel; a noose seizes him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

The gin taketh [him] by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;

English EASY 2024

A trap catches his foot and he cannot move.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

A trap catches them by the heel, and it holds them tight.

A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare lays hold of him.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

a trap catches their heels and holds them.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A trap catches his heel. A snare holds him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

A trap catches [him] by the heel; a noose seizes him.

English KJV 1611

The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.

English LSB

A snare seizes him by the heel, And a device snaps shut on him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The trap will take him by the heel, and the snare will prevail against him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"A snare seizes him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

A trap seizes him by the heel, and a snare lays hold of him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare grips him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

A trap grabs hold of their heels. It refuses to let them go.

English NIV

A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast.

English NKJ 1982

The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him.

English NLT

A trap grabs them by the heel. A noose tightens around them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

A trap seizes them by the heel; a snare lays hold of them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

A trap seizes him by the heel, a snare lays hold of him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and robbers will ambush him.

English Tyndale 1537

His foot shall be holden in the gilder, and the thirsty shall catch him.

Job 18:9 — Compare Translations