9 occurrences

'Pits' in the Bible

Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them, but some survivors fled to the hills.

Verse ConceptsBitumen and tarMineralsEscaping To MountainsPeople Falling From A HeightPeoples Who FledSurvivors Of The Nations

Josiah also got rid of the ritual pits used to conjure up spirits, the magicians, personal idols, disgusting images, and all the detestable idols that had appeared in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. In this way he carried out the terms of the law recorded on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the Lord's temple.

Verse ConceptsAbolitionHousehold GodsMediumsSpiritismFortunetellingSpiritism AvoidedAbandoning IdolsThe Law Given To IsraelOccultismwitchespsychics

May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

Verse ConceptsBurning People

They will say to you, "Seek oracles at the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, from the magicians who chirp and mutter incantations. Should people not seek oracles from their gods, by asking the dead about the destiny of the living?"

Verse ConceptsAstrologyFamiliar SpiritsSpiritsSpiritismNecromancyDivinationFortunetellingAvoid SpiritismOccultismguidancewitchespsychicsOccult Being Powerless Before God

The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians.

Verse ConceptsadvisersHuman EmotionGuidance, Need For God'sHeart, HumanMediumsPessimismPlansSpiritsDivinationNecromancyLosing CourageOccultismOccult Being Powerless Before God

But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, "Bring that back!"

Verse ConceptsPlunderingRescueTrapPrisonscredibilityjail

Terror, pits, and traps are in store for the people who live in Moab. I, the Lord, affirm it!

Verse ConceptsGod TrappingFear Will ComePit Used As Traps

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