Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered.



The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

Death and Destruction are before the Lord -- how much more the hearts of humans!

As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

It is higher than the heavens -- what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol -- what can you know?

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.



But they do not realize that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.



I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses," says the Lord, "that I am God. From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?"

"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty? It is higher than the heavens -- what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol -- what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. read more.
If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?

Then Job answered the Lord: "I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted;

But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame. The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me! Look, the sovereign Lord helps me. Who dares to condemn me? Look, all of them will wear out like clothes; a moth will eat away at them.

But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next. All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, 'What have you done?'


For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps. There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves. For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty? It is higher than the heavens -- what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol -- what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. read more.
If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him? For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?


"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty? It is higher than the heavens -- what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol -- what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. read more.
If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him? For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it? But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey's colt is born a human being.

But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works.