Sheol in the Bible

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O Lord, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
You have kept me alive, so that I would not go down to the pit (grave).

Verse ConceptsThe DeadGrave, ThePitsSheolGoing Down To The PitGod Lifting PeopleKept Alive By God


Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You;
Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Verse ConceptsThe DeadGrave, TheSheolCurbing SpeechI PraySinners Grasped By DeathDisappointment


Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

Verse ConceptsFeedingGrave, TheSheolSheepInadequate ShepherdingDeath Of The WickedBeauty, Temporal Nature OfUprightnessHow Death Is InevitableThe Fact Of DeathDeath Of Loved One


Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
For evil [of every kind] is in their dwelling and in their hearts, in their midst.

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheSheolNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearWhilst Alivenatural DeathHurt And BetrayalLoss Of A Loved Onesurprises


For great is Your lovingkindness and graciousness toward me;
And You have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol [from death].

Verse ConceptsThe DeadSheolNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Saves From TroubleGod Showed His Lovingkindnessdevotion


For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near the grave (Sheol, the place of the dead).

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheNearness Of DeathDeath Looms Near

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Verse ConceptsPloughingThe Frailty Of ManBones

References

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Easton

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