Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Distress » Sorrow » Common to all men
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
"Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil.
Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.
The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
We waited for peace, but no good came; For a time of healing, but behold, terror!
Hell » In the rv the word "sheol" itself occurs in the following scriptures
If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.
"Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.
The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God.
The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD, How much more the hearts of men!
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
"They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?
Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.
Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.
But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below.
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears
for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord GOD will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken. And it will be said in that day, "Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us This is the LORD for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation."
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, read more.
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."
"Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me; O LORD, be my helper." You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,
"Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and give them joy for their sorrow. "I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness," declares the LORD.
The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow. Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech You, save my life!" Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. read more.
The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.
The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.
"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind. "But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness. "I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people; And there will no longer be heard in her The voice of weeping and the sound of crying. read more.
"No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, Or an old man who does not live out his days; For the youth will die at the age of one hundred And the one who does not reach the age of one hundred Will be thought accursed. "They will build houses and inhabit them; They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit. "They will not build and another inhabit, They will not plant and another eat; For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, And My chosen ones will wear out the work of their hands. "They will not labor in vain, Or bear children for calamity; For they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD, And their descendants with them. "It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. "The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent's food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain," says the LORD.
"No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, Or an old man who does not live out his days; For the youth will die at the age of one hundred And the one who does not reach the age of one hundred Will be thought accursed. "They will build houses and inhabit them; They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit. "They will not build and another inhabit, They will not plant and another eat; For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, And My chosen ones will wear out the work of their hands. "They will not labor in vain, Or bear children for calamity; For they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD, And their descendants with them. "It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. "The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent's food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain," says the LORD.
Trouble » Common to all men
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
"Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil.
Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.
The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
We waited for peace, but no good came; For a time of healing, but behold, terror!