God's Word Translation

Job 18:8-18 God's Word Translation (GW)

8. His own feet get him tangled in a netas he walks around on its webbing.

9. A trap catches his heel.A snare holds him.

10. A rope is hidden on the ground for him.A trap is on his path ⌊to catch⌋ him.

11. “Terrors suddenly pounce on him from every sideand chase him every step he takes.

12. Hunger undermines his strength.Disaster is waiting beside him.

13. His skin is eaten away by disease.Death’s firstborn son eats away at the limbs of his body.

14. He is dragged from the safety of his tentand marched off to the king of terrors.

15. Fire lives in his tent.Sulfur is scattered over his home.

16. His roots dry up under him.His branches wither over him.

17. All memory about him will vanish from the earth,and his reputation will not be known on the street corner.

18. He will be driven from the light into the darkand chased out of the world.