Ayub 15:35

15:35 They conceive ¹  trouble and bring forth evil;

their belly ²  prepares deception.”

Mazmur 7:15

7:15 he digs a pit ³ 

and then falls into the hole he has made. ⁴ 

Yesaya 32:7

32:7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; ⁵ 

he dreams up evil plans ⁶ 

to ruin the poor with lies,

even when the needy are in the right. ⁷ 

[15:35]  ¹ tn Infinitives absolute are used in this verse in the place of finite verbs. They lend a greater vividness to the description, stressing the basic meaning of the words.

[15:35]  ² tn At the start of the speech Eliphaz said Job’s belly was filled with the wind; now it is there that he prepares deception. This inclusio frames the speech.

[7:15]  ³ tn Heb “a pit he digs and he excavates it.” Apparently the imagery of hunting is employed; the wicked sinner digs this pit to entrap and destroy his intended victim. The redundancy in the Hebrew text has been simplified in the translation.

[7:15]  ⁴ tn The verb forms in vv. 15-16 describe the typical behavior and destiny of those who attempt to destroy others. The image of the evildoer falling into the very trap he set for his intended victim emphasizes the appropriate nature of God’s judgment.

[32:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”

[32:7]  ⁶ tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”

[32:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”