Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Net » Figurative
They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into it themselves. Selah.
The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit.
For man knoweth not his time, but like as the fish are taken with the angle and as the birds are caught with the snare: Even so are men taken in the perilous time, when it cometh suddenly upon them.
The fishers shall mourn, all such as cast angles in the water shall complain, and they that spread their nets in the water shall be faint hearted.
And I found, that a woman is bitterer than death: for she is a very angle, her heart is a net, and her hands are chains. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her.
By this river shall the fishers stand from Engedi unto Eneglaim, and there spread out their nets: for there shall be great heaps of fish, like as in the main sea.
The Heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.
Mine eyes are ever looking unto the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords, yea and set traps in my way. Selah.
For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.
but while they be going here and there, I shall spread my net over them, and draw them down as the fowls of the air. And according as they have been warned, so will I punish them.
know this then: that it is God which hath handled me so violently, and hath compassed me about with his net.
Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art my strength.
For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved. Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief.
Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together, and let me ever escape them.
Yea, as the drying place, where the fishers hang up their nets by the seaside. Even I have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God. The Gentiles shall spoil her:
I will make a bare stone of thee; yea, a drying place for nets, and shall never be builded again: For even I the LORD have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God.
Net » Hidden in a pit
For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved. Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief.
Snares laid » General references to
When my spirit is in heaviness, thou knowest my path: in the way wherein I walk have they privily laid a snare for me.
The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords, yea and set traps in my way. Selah.
O ye priests, hear this; take heed, O thou household of Israel; give ear, O thou kingly house. For this punishment will come upon you, that are become a snare unto Mizphah, and a spread net unto the mount of Tabor.
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for me, to take them and destroy them.
For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved.
Keep me from the snare that they have laid for me, and from the traps of the wicked doers.
Let the noise be heard out of their houses, when the murderer cometh suddenly upon them: For they have digged a pit to take me, and laid snares for my feet.