Job 18:11 - Exposition

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side . Vague fears, panic terrors, no longer subjective, but to his bewildered brain objective, shall seem to menace the wicked man on every side, and shall affright him continually. There is an allusion, doubtless, to what Job has said of the gloomy and terrifying thoughts which come over him from time to time ( Job 3:25 ; Job 7:14 ; Job 9:28 ; Job 13:21 ) and fill him with consternation. And shall drive him to his feet ; rather, shall chase him at his heels (see the Revised Version). Like a pack of hounds, or wolves, or jackals. Jackals are common in Palestine and the adjacent countries. They hunt in lacks, and generally run down their prey; but do not, unless hard pressed by hunger, attack men.