'Down' in the Bible

I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Serpent’s Well and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.

I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but farther down it became too narrow for my animal to go through.

So I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been burned down. Come, let’s rebuild Jerusalem’s wall, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “Indeed, even if a fox climbed up what they are building, he would break down their stone wall!”

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”

Ezra praised the Lord, the great God, and with their hands uplifted all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

You came down on Mount Sinai,and spoke to them from heaven.You gave them impartial ordinances, reliable instructions,and good statutes and commands.

Some time later, when King Ahasuerus’s rage had cooled down, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what was decided against her.

The entire royal staff at the King’s Gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded this to be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.

When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.

The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.

the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;I would be asleep.Then I would be at rest

When I lie down I think:When will I get up?But the evening drags on endlessly,and I toss and turn until dawn.

As a cloud fades away and vanishes,so the one who goes down to Sheol will never rise again.

Why not forgive my sinand pardon my transgression?For soon I will lie down in the grave.You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

You will be confident, because there is hope.You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.

You will lie down without fear,and many will seek your favor.

Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt;whoever He imprisons cannot be released.

There is hope for a tree:If it is cut down, it will sprout again,and its shoots will not die.

so man lies down never to rise again.They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;they will not stir from their sleep.

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol,or will we descend together to the dust?

He tears me down on every side so that I am ruined.He uproots my hope like a tree.

I wish that my words were written down,that they were recorded on a scroll

His bones may be full of youthful vigor,but will lie down with him in the grave.

When he fills his stomach,God will send His burning anger against him,raining it down on him while he is eating.

They spend their days in prosperityand go down to Sheol in peace.

He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;when he opens his eyes, it is gone.

For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;it would destroy my entire harvest.

and to be gracious to him and say,“Spare him from going down to the Pit;I have found a ransom,”

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,and I will continue to see the light.”

They crouch down to give birth to their young;they deliver their newborn.

Its brood gulps down blood,and where the slain are, it is there.

Can you pull in Leviathan with a hookor tie his tongue down with a rope?

I lie down and sleep;I wake again because the Lord sustains me.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

But I enter Your houseby the abundance of Your faithful love;I bow down toward Your holy templein reverential awe of You.

The Lord has revealed Himself;He has executed justice,striking down the wickedby the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah

So he is oppressed and beaten down;the helpless fall because of his strength.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the human raceto see if there is one who is wise,one who seeks God.

Rise up, Lord!Confront him; bring him down.With Your sword, save me from the wicked.

He parted the heavens and came down,a dark cloud beneath His feet.

He reached down from heavenand took hold of me;He pulled me out of deep waters.

All the ends of the earth will rememberand turn to the Lord.All the families of the nationswill bow down before You,

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;all those who go down to the dustwill kneel before Him—even the one who cannot preserve his life.

He lets me lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside quiet waters.

Davidic.Lord, I call to You;my rock, do not be deaf to me.If You remain silent to me,I will be like those going down to the Pit.

Because they do not considerwhat the Lord has doneor the work of His hands,He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

Lord, You brought me up from Sheol;You spared me from among thosegoing down to the Pit.

The Lord looks down from heaven;He observes everyone.

I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;I was bowed down with grief,like one mourning a mother.

There the evildoers fall;they have been thrown down and cannot rise.

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bowto bring down the afflicted and needyand to slaughter those whose way is upright.

For Your arrows have sunk into me,and Your hand has pressed down on me.

For we have sunk down to the dust;our bodies cling to the ground.

and the king will desire your beauty.Bow down to him, for he is your lord.

For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;his wealth will not follow him down.

This is why God will bring you down forever.He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

God looks down from heaven on the human raceto see if there is one who is wise,one who seeks God.

For He has delivered me from every trouble,and my eye has looked down on my enemies.

because of the enemy’s voice,because of the pressure of the wicked.For they bring down disaster on meand harass me in anger.

Let death take them by surprise;let them go down to Sheol alive,because evil is in their homes and within them.

God, You will bring them downto the Pit of destruction;men of bloodshed and treacherywill not live out half their days.But I will trust in You.

Will they escape in spite of such sin?God, bring down the nations in wrath.

He reaches down from heaven and saves me,challenging the one who tramples me.SelahGod sends His faithful love and truth.

I am surrounded by lions;I lie down with those who devour men.Their teeth are spears and arrows;their tongues are sharp swords.

My faithful God will come to meet me;God will let me look down on my adversaries.

Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.By Your power, make them homeless wanderersand bring them down,Lord, our shield.

They only plan to bring him downfrom his high position.They take pleasure in lying;they bless with their mouths,but they curse inwardly.Selah

the earth trembled and the skies poured down rainbefore God, the God of Sinai,before God, the God of Israel.

Let all kings bow down to him,all nations serve him.

They said in their hearts,“Let us oppress them relentlessly.”They burned down every place throughout the landwhere God met with us.

for God is the Judge:He brings down one and exalts another.

You are resplendent and majesticcoming down from the mountains of prey.

The clouds poured down water.The storm clouds thundered;Your arrows flashed back and forth.

things we have heard and knownand that our fathers have passed down to us.

He brought streams out of the stoneand made water flow down like rivers.

God’s anger flared up against them,and He killed some of their best men.He struck down Israel’s choice young men.

Why have You broken down its wallsso that all who pass by pick its fruit?

Return, God of Hosts.Look down from heaven and see;take care of this vine,

It was cut down and burned up;they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

There must not be a strange god among you;you must not bow down to a foreign god.

Truth will spring up from the earth,and righteousness will look down from heaven.

All the nations You have madewill come and bow down before You, Lord,and will honor Your name.

I am counted among those going down to the Pit.I am like a man without strength,

You have broken down all his walls;You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins.

My eyes look down on my enemies;my ears hear evildoers when they attack me.

Come, let us worship and bow down;let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

My eyes favor the faithful of the landso that they may sit down with me.The one who follows the way of integritymay serve me.

He looked down from His holy heights—the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth—

The sun rises; they go backand lie down in their dens.

He called down famine against the landand destroyed the entire food supply.

He rescued them many times,but they continued to rebel deliberatelyand were beaten down by their sin.

For He has broken down the bronze gatesand cut through the iron bars.

Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,their courage melting away in anguish,

who stoops down to lookon the heavens and the earth?

ד DaletMy life is down in the dust;give me life through Your word.

It is like fine oil on the head,running down on the beard,running down Aaron’s beardonto his robes.