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1.1 KiB
Bildad continues to describe the wicked person.
A trap will take him...will chase him at his heels.
Bildad uses these images three times over to emphasize to say that the wicked experience sudden disaster. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
A trap
People used this kind of trap to catch birds. The trap snapped shut and held on to the foot of the bird.
will take him by the heel
"will take hold of his foot"
a snare will lay hold on him
"will hold him tight" or "will hold him so he cannot get away"
A noose is hidden for him on the ground
AT: "Someone will hide a noose on the ground in order to catch him." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
A noose
a rope with loop that grabs hold of an animals leg when the animal steps in the middle of the loop
and a trap for him in the way
"and there is a trap on the path to catch him"
Terrors will make him afraid on every side
"Terrors all around will make him afraid"
they will chase him at his heels
"they will chase him all over"