As it was, I was attacked by drought during the day and by cold at night. I never got any decent rest.

But if the LORD creates something new, so that the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and everything that belongs to them and they all descend directly to Sheol while still alive, then you'll know that these men have spurned the LORD."

May my instructions descend like rain and may my words flow like dew, as light rain upon the grass, and as showers upon new plants.

Everyone in Israel will mourn for him and will bury him, because he alone from Jeroboam's family will receive a decent burial, because something good was observed in him with respect to the LORD God of Israel out of all the household of Jeroboam!

When they heard the Law, they separated all those of foreign descent from Israel.

Will it go down to the bars that lock the doors of the afterlife? Will we descend together into the dust?"

They grow old in prosperity, as they descend peacefully into the afterlife.

The trouble he planned will return on his own head, and his violence will descend on his skull.

To you, LORD, I cry out! My Rock, do not refuse to answer me. If you remain silent, I will become like those who descend into the Pit.

LORD, you brought me from death; you kept me alive so that I did not descend into the Pit.

Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit is failing. Do not hide your face from me; otherwise, I will become like those who descend to the Pit,

Bow your heavens, LORD, and descend; touch the mountains, and they will smolder.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels as they descend to the innermost parts of the body.

But those who are decent plan noble things, and by noble deeds they stand."

Indeed, at the ascent of Luhith people will go up with bitter weeping. At the descent of Horonaim the anguished cries over the destruction will be heard.

"Elam will be there. Its hordes will surround Elam's grave. All of them have been killed. They died violently, and they have descended uncircumcised into the world below after having spread terror throughout the land of the living. They will bear the shame of those who descend to the Pit.

They have prepared a bed for her and for her hordes that surround her graves. All of them are uncircumcised, having been killed violently, because they had spread terror throughout the land of the living. They will bear the shame of those who descend to the Pit and will take their place among the dead.

"Edom will be there, along with its kings and princes who despite all their power have been killed violently. They, too, are lying dead, along with the uncircumcised; that is, with those who descend into the Pit.

"All of the princes from the North are there, along with the Sidonians, who have gone down in shame to join those who have been killed because of all the terror they caused by their military might. They lie dead, uncircumcised, with those who have been killed violently. They will bear their shame, along with those who descend into the Pit.

Later, the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief officer, to bring in some Israelis of royal and noble descent.

"Then I saw in the visions of my head while I was in bed and take careful notice! I saw a holy observer descend from heaven.