'Down' in the Bible

And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.