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Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Job 22:10

In 11 translations

BSB
Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
KJV
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
WEB
Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
ASV
Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
LSV
Therefore snares [are] all around you, || And sudden fear troubles you.
YLT
Therefore round about thee [are] snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.
DBY
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
DRC
Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.
GNV
Therefore snares are round about thee, and feare shall suddenly trouble thee:
JPS
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
LXXE
Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.

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Original-language editions

WLC
עַל־כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃
LXX-Br
Τοιγαροῦν ἐκύκλωσάν σε παγίδες, καὶ ἐσπούδασέ σε πόλεμος ἐξαίσιος.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Job 18:8–10For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him. A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
  • Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
  • Job 13:21Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  • Proverbs 1:27when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
  • Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
  • Job 19:6then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
  • Proverbs 3:25–26Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

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