45 Bible Verses about Grave, The
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And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the fields, or a dead person, or a bone of a dead man, or a grave: shall be unclean seven days.
And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab beside Bethpeor: but no man wist of his sepulchre unto this day.
And when he had buried him, he spake to his sons, saying, "When I am dead, see that ye bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried, and lay my bones by his.
And they buried him in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
'What hast thou here to do? And whom hast thou here? That thou shouldest here hew thee out a sepulchre, as it were one that causeth a costly tomb of stone to be made for himself, or that graveth a habitation out of a rock?
Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.
And he said, "My son shall not go down with you. For his brother is dead, and he is left alone. Moreover, some misfortune might happen upon him by the way which ye go. And so should ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave."
If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.'
For the waves of death have closed me about, and the floods of Belial have feared me. The cords of hell have compassed me about, and the snares of death have overtaken me.
Deal with him therefore according to thy wisdom and see that thou bring not his hoar head down to the grave in peace.
Which long for death, if it come not; and search for it more than for treasure. Which also would be exceedingly glad, and rejoice if they found their grave.
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a fair age, like as the corn sheaves are brought in to the barn in due season.
If they had carried me to my grave as soon as I was born, then should I be now, as though I had never been.
Thou, LORD, hast brought my soul out of hell: thou hast kept my life from them that go down to the pit.
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? May a man deliver his own soul from the hand of hell? Selah.
But they consider not that death is there, and that her guests go down to hell.
The way of life leadeth unto heaven; that a man should beware of hell beneath.
There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth sayeth never, "Hoo." The hell, a woman's womb, and the earth hath never water enough. As for fire, it sayeth never, "Hoo."
For ye comfort yourselves thus: "Tush, we have made a covenant with death, and with hell we are at an agreement. Though there break out any sore plague, it shall not come upon us. For with deceit will we escape, and with nimbleness will we defend ourselves."
because he slew me not, as soon as I came out of my mother's womb, and because my mother was not my grave herself, that the birth might not have come out, but remained still in her.
Like as the wine deceiveth the drunkard, even so the proud shall fail and not endure. He openeth his desire wide up as the hell, and is as insatiable as death. All Heathen gathereth he to him, and heapeth unto him all people."
Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into hell; for wickedness is among them in their dwellings.
But and if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth and swallow them and all that pertain unto them, so that they go down quick in to hell: then ye shall understand, that these men have railed upon the LORD."
O that they, for the wickedness which they have done, were drawn to the hell, sooner than snow melteth at the heat.
Let me not be confounded, O LORD, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be put to confusion, and put to silence in the grave.
They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall have domination of them in the morning. Their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre, and hell shall be their dwelling.
Therefore gapeth hell, and openeth her mouth marvelous wide: that their pride, boasting, and wealth, with such as rejoice therein, may descend into it.
Hell also trembleth at thy coming; all mighty men and princes of the earth step forth before thee. All kings of the earth stand up from their seats,
Though I tarry never so much, yet the grave is my house, and I must make my bed in the dark. I call corruption my father, and the worms call I my mother and my sister. What helpeth then my long tarrying? Or, who will fulfill the thing that I look for?read more.
All that I have, shall go down into the pit, and lie with me in the dust."
For if thou fasten thine eyes upon me, I come to naught like as a cloud is consumed and vanisheth away. Even so, he that goeth down to hell, cometh no more up,
For in death no man remembereth thee: and who will give thee thanks in the hell?
free among the dead, like unto them that lie in the grave, which be out of remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand.
For hell praiseth not thee, death doth not magnify thee. They that go down into the grave, praise not thy truth:
But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.
The LORD killeth and maketh alive; bringeth down to hell and fetcheth up again.
O that thou wouldest keep me, and hide me in the hell, until thy wrath were stilled: and to appoint me a time, wherein thou mightest remember me.
had not I defended him from the grave, and delivered him from death. O death, I will be thy death: O hell, I will be thy sting.
because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt suffer thine holy to see corruption.
For why? Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell, neither shalt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
