Job 22:11

"Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,"

Key Reflection

In Job 22:11, Eliphaz uses the imagery of snares and sudden fear to describe the unexpected calamities that befall Job, suggesting that these trials arise from his own actions or a lack of righteousness. These snares represent hidden dangers and fears that suddenly ensnare one, symbolizing the unpredictable nature of divine judgment or consequences for one's deeds.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Or darkness -Darkness and night in the Scriptures are emblems of calamity. That thou canst not see -Deep and fearful darkness; total night, so that nothing is visible. That is, the heaviest calamities had overwhelmed him. And abundance of waters -An emblem, also, of calamities;Job 27:20;Psalms 69:1-2;Psalms 73:10.

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