Sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit 1a) the underworld 1b) Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead 1b1) place of no return 1b2) without praise of God 1b3) wicked sent there for punishment 1b4) righteous not abandoned to it 1b5) of the place of exile (fig) 1b6) of extreme degradation in sin
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H7585 — שְׁאוֹל
she.ol · hell: Sheol · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 37:35 · שְׁאֹ֑לָהAll his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.Genesis 42:38 · שְׁאֽוֹלָה׃But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”Genesis 44:29 · שְׁאֹֽלָה׃Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’Genesis 44:31 · שְׁאֹֽלָה׃sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.Numbers 16:30 · שְׁאֹ֑לָהBut if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”Numbers 16:33 · שְׁאֹ֑לָהThey went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.Deuteronomy 32:22 · שְׁא֣וֹלFor a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.1 Samuel 2:6 · שְׁא֖וֹלThe LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.2 Samuel 22:6 · שְׁא֖וֹלThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.1 Kings 2:6 · שְׁאֹֽל׃ סSo act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.1 Kings 2:9 · שְׁאֽוֹל׃Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”Job 7:9 · שְׁ֝א֗וֹלAs a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.Job 11:8 · מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹלThey are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?Job 14:13 · בִּשְׁא֬וֹלIf only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!Job 17:13 · שְׁא֣וֹלIf I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,Job 17:16 · שְׁאֹ֣לWill it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”Job 21:13 · שְׁא֣וֹלThey spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.Job 24:19 · שְׁא֣וֹלAs drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.Job 26:6 · שְׁא֣וֹלSheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.Psalm 6:5 · בִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹלFor there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?Psalm 9:17 · לִשְׁא֑וֹלָהThe wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.Psalm 16:10 · לִשְׁא֑וֹלFor You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.Psalm 18:5 · שְׁא֣וֹלThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.Psalm 30:3 · שְׁא֣וֹלO LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.Psalm 31:17 · לִשְׁאֽוֹל׃O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.Psalm 49:14 · לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל · שְׁא֗וֹלLike sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.Psalm 49:15 · שְׁא֑וֹלBut God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. SelahPsalm 55:15 · שְׁא֣וֹלLet death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.Psalm 86:13 · מִשְּׁא֥וֹלFor great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.Psalm 88:3 · לִשְׁא֥וֹלFor my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.Psalm 89:48 · שְׁא֣וֹלWhat man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? SelahPsalm 116:3 · שְׁא֣וֹלThe ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.Psalm 139:8 · שְּׁא֣וֹלIf I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.Psalm 141:7 · שְׁאֽוֹל׃As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.Proverbs 1:12 · כִּשְׁא֣וֹלlet us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.Proverbs 5:5 · שְׁ֝א֗וֹלHer feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.Proverbs 7:27 · שְׁא֣וֹלHer house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.Proverbs 9:18 · שְׁא֣וֹלBut they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.Proverbs 15:11 · שְׁא֣וֹלSheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!Proverbs 15:24 · מִשְּׁא֥וֹלThe path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.Proverbs 23:14 · מִשְּׁא֥וֹלStrike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.Proverbs 27:20 · שְׁא֣וֹלSheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.Proverbs 30:16 · שְׁאוֹל֮Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’Ecclesiastes 9:10 · בִּשְׁא֕וֹלWhatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.Song of Solomon 8:6 · כִשְׁא֖וֹלSet me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.Isaiah 5:14 · שְּׁאוֹל֙Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!Isaiah 7:11 · שְׁאָ֔לָה“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”Isaiah 14:9 · שְׁא֗וֹלSheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.Isaiah 14:11 · שְׁא֛וֹלYour pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.Isaiah 14:15 · שְׁא֛וֹלBut you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.Isaiah 28:15 · שְׁא֖וֹלFor you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”Isaiah 28:18 · שְׁא֖וֹלYour covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.Isaiah 38:10 · שְׁא֑וֹלI said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”Isaiah 38:18 · שְׁא֛וֹלFor Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.Isaiah 57:9 · שְׁאֽוֹל׃You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.Hosea 13:14 · שְׁאוֹל֙ · שְׁא֔וֹלI will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.Amos 9:2 · בִשְׁא֔וֹלThough they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.Jonah 2:2 · שְׁא֛וֹלsaying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.Habakkuk 2:5 · כִּשְׁא֜וֹלand wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.