Bible Cross References
the bars of the pit
Job 18:13
A deadly disease spreads over their bodies and causes their arms and legs to rot.
Job 18:14
They are torn from the tents where they lived secure, and are dragged off to face King Death.
Job 33:18-28
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He will not let them be destroyed; he saves them from death itself.
19
God corrects us by sending sickness and filling our bodies with pain.
20
Those who are sick lose their appetites, and even the finest food looks revolting.
21
Their bodies waste away to nothing; you can see all their bones;
22
they are about to go to the world of the dead.
23
Perhaps an angel may come to their aid--- one of God's thousands of angels, who remind us of our duty.
24
In mercy the angel will say, "Release them! They are not to go down to the world of the dead. Here is the ransom to set them free."
25
Their bodies will grow young and strong again;
26
when they pray, God will answer; they will worship God with joy; God will set things right for them again.
27
Each one will say in public, "I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me.
28
He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive."
Psalm 88:4-8
4
I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone.
5
I am abandoned among the dead; I am like the slain lying in their graves, those you have forgotten completely, who are beyond your help.
6
You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb, into the darkest and deepest pit.
7
Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.
8
You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;
Psalm 143:7
Answer me now, LORD! I have lost all hope. Don't hide yourself from me, or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
Isaiah 38:17
My bitterness will turn into peace. You save my life from all danger; You forgive all my sins.
Isaiah 38:18
No one in the world of the dead can praise you; The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
Jonah 2:6
I went down to the very roots of the mountains, into the land whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, brought me back from the depths alive.
rest
Job 3:17-19
17
In the grave wicked people stop their evil, and tired workers find rest at last.
18
Even prisoners enjoy peace, free from shouts and harsh commands.
19
Everyone is there, the famous and the unknown, and slaves at last are free.
Ezekiel 37:11
God said to me, "Mortal man, the people of Israel are like these bones. They say that they are dried up, without any hope and with no future.
2 Corinthians 1:9
We felt that the death sentence had been passed on us. But this happened so that we should rely, not on ourselves, but only on God, who raises the dead.