JOB 18:7 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Θηρεύσαισαν ἐλάχιστοι τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ· σφάλαι δὲ αὐτοῦ ἡ βουλή.
(Thaʸreusaisan elaⱪistoi ta huparⱪonta autou; sfalai de autou haʸ boulaʸ. )

ULT The steps of his strength will shorten,
⇔ and his plan will cast him down.

UST Wicked people become weaker because of the troubles they cause for themselves.
⇔ They try to take advantage of other people,
⇔ but they hurt themselves instead.

OEB His great swinging strides become shortened;
⇔ His own counsel maketh him stumble.

WEBBE The steps of his strength will be shortened.
⇔ His own counsel will cast him down.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET His vigorous steps are restricted,
⇔ and his own counsel throws him down.

LSV The steps of his strength are restricted,
And his own counsel casts him down.

FBV Instead of taking strong strides they stumble, and their own plans cause them to fall.

T4T For many years they walked confidently,
⇔ but later in life it was as though they stumbled and fell,
⇔ because they themselves did not heed the advice that they gave to others.

LEB • [fn] are shortened, and his own schemes[fn] throw him down,

18:1 Literally “The steps of his power”

18:1 Collective singular

BBE The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

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JPS The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

ASV The steps of his strength shall be straitened,
⇔ And his own counsel shall cast him down.

DRA The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong.

YLT Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.

Drby The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

RV The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Wbstr The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

KJB-1769 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
(The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own council/counsel shall cast him down. )

KJB-1611 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps The steppes of his strength shalbe restrayned, and his owne counsaile shall cast him downe:
(The steppes of his strength shall be restrayned, and his own counsaile shall cast him down:)

Gnva The steps of his strength shalbe restrained, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.
(The steps of his strength shall be restrained, and his own council/counsel shall cast him down. )

Cvdl His presumptuous goinges shal be kepte in, and his owne councell shal cast him downe.
(His presumptuous goinges shall be kept in, and his own council/counsel shall cast him down.)

Wycl The steppis of his vertu schulen be maad streit; and his counsel schal caste hym doun.
(The steppis of his virtue should be made streit; and his council/counsel shall cast/threw him down.)

Luth Die Zugänge seiner Habe werden schmal werden, und sein Anschlag wird ihn fällen.
(The Zugänge his goods become schmal become, and his Anschlag becomes him/it fällen.)

ClVg Arctabuntur gressus virtutis ejus, et præcipitabit eum consilium suum.[fn]
(Arctabuntur gressus of_virtue his, and præcipitabit him consilium his_own. )

18.7 Arctabuntur gressus virtutis, etc. Quia vires malitiæ ejus, quas nunc exercet, postmodum pœna constringet. Et præcipitabit eum. Habet nunc consilium iniquus præsentia appetere, etc., usque ad quod exprimit cum subjungit.

18.7 Arctabuntur gressus of_virtue, etc. Because vires malitiæ his, which now exercet, postmodum pœna constringet. And præcipitabit him. Habet now consilium iniquus præsentia appetere, etc., until to that exprimit when/with subyungit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑⁠וֹ

shortened steps strong,his

Bildad is using one sign of weakness, a shortening stride, to indicate weakness in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “He will become weak”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑⁠וֹ

steps strong,his

Bildad is using this possessive form to speak of steps that are characterized by strength. It may be more natural for you to express this meaning using a form other than a possessive. Alternate translation: “His vigorous stride”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְֽ⁠תַשְׁלִיכֵ֥⁠הוּ עֲצָתֽ⁠וֹ

and,throw_~_down,him schemes,his_own

Bildad is speaking of a plan that a wicked person might make as if it were a living thing that could cast him down, that is, throw him or make him fall onto the ground. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and his schemes will only harm him in the end”

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