Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

Bible References

Captive

Isaiah 48:20
Go ye forth from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing; declare, cause this to be heard, utter it to the end of the earth; say ye, Jehovah hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Isaiah 52:2
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion.
Ezra 1:5
And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests, and the Levites, even all those whose spirit God had stirred, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem.
Acts 12:7
And lo, an angel of the Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.

Die

Jeremiah 37:16
When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon and into the vaults, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
Jeremiah 38:6
Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
Lamentations 3:53
They have cut off my life in a pit, and cast a stone upon me.
Zechariah 9:11
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant, I will send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.