Job 18:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. he walketh upon-- rather, "he lets himself go into the net" [Umbreit]. If the English Version be retained, then understand "snare" to be the pitfall, covered over with branches and earth, which when walked upon give way ( ; ).

‏ Job 18:8

8. he walketh upon--rather, "he lets himself go into the net" [Umbreit]. If the English Version be retained, then understand "snare" to be the pitfall, covered over with branches and earth, which when walked upon give way (Psa 9:15; 35:8).