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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 4257 pit
4257 pit
4257 pit
A hole in the ground
Mt 15:14 See also Ex 21:33-34; 2Sa 18:17; 2Sa 23:20; Mt 12:11; Mk 12:1; Lk 6:39
A pit used as a trap
Ps 35:7-8 See also Ps 7:15; Ps 9:15; Ps 57:6; Ps 94:13; Pr 26:27; Ecc 10:8; Isa 24:17-18; Jer 18:20-22; Jer 48:43-44; Eze 19:4,8
A pit as a symbol of distress or grief
Ps 40:2 See also Job 9:30-31; Ps 88:6; Pr 22:14; Pr 23:27; La 3:53-55; Zec 9:11
The pit as a term for the grave
Isa 14:15 See also Job 33:18,22,24,28,30; Ps 28:1; Ps 30:3,9; Ps 55:23; Ps 69:15; Ps 88:4; Ps 103:4; Ps 143:7; Pr 1:12; Isa 14:19; Isa 38:17-18; Eze 26:20; Eze 28:8; Eze 31:14,16,18; Eze 32:23-25,29-30; Jnh 2:6
The pit as a symbol of judgment
See also
| 4813 | depth |
| 5241 | burial |
| 5589 | trap |
| 9020 | death |
| 9040 | grave, the |
| 9240 | last judgment |
| 9510 | hell |
| 9530 | Hades |
| 9540 | Sheol |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
