KJV ORIGINAL
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
A trap will catch him by the heel, and a bandit will overpower him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is describing how the wicked person will be caught and defeated by the very dangers they created or ignored.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Bildad's second speech to Job, where he's describing the fate that awaits wicked people. In ancient times, hunters used snares and traps (called 'gins') to catch animals by the foot, and bandits or robbers were common threats on travel routes. Bildad is using these familiar dangers to illustrate how evil people will ultimately be caught by their own wrongdoing.
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