Sheol
1. sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
   1. the underworld
   2. Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead
      1. place of no return
      2. without praise of God
      3. wicked sent there for punishment
      4. righteous not abandoned to it
      5. of the place of exile (fig)
      6. of extreme degradation in sin

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Genesis 37:35

Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him.

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should befall him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow."

Genesis 44:29

'If you take this one also from me, and harm befalls him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.'

Genesis 44:31

when he sees that the lad is not with us, he will die. Thus your servants will bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

Numbers 16:30

"But if the LORD brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the LORD."

Numbers 16:33

So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.

Deuteronomy 32:22

For a fire is kindled in My anger, And burns to the lowest part of Sheol, And consumes the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

1 Samuel 2:6

"The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

2 Samuel 22:6

The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

1 Kings 2:6

"So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.

1 Kings 2:9

"Now therefore, do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood."

Job 7:9

"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.

Job 11:8

"They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?

Job 14:13

"Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me!

Job 17:13

"If I look for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness;

Job 17:16

"Will it go down with me to Sheol? Shall we together go down into the dust?"

Job 21:13

"They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.

Job 24:19

"Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.

Job 26:6

"Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.

Job 33:18

He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.

Psalms 6:5

For there is no mention of You in death; In Sheol who will give You thanks?

Psalms 9:17

The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God.

Psalms 16:10

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

Psalms 18:5

The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

Psalms 30:3

O LORD, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit.

Psalms 31:17

Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Psalms 49:14

As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation.

Psalms 49:15

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

Psalms 55:15

Let death come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

Psalms 86:13

For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

Psalms 88:3

For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

Psalms 89:48

What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

Psalms 116:3

The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

Psalms 139:8

If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

Psalms 141:7

As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Proverbs 1:12

Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

Proverbs 5:5

Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.

Proverbs 7:27

Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 9:18

But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 15:11

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD, How much more the hearts of men!

Proverbs 15:24

The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below.

Proverbs 23:14

You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

Proverbs 30:16

Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "Enough."

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Song of Songs 8:6

"Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD.

Isaiah 5:14

Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without measure; And Jerusalem's splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry and the jubilant within her, descend into it.

Isaiah 7:11

"Ask a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven."

Isaiah 14:9

"Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come; It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones.

Isaiah 14:11

'Your pomp and the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you And worms are your covering.'

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See also:
Topical Bible - Abaddon
Topical Bible - Hell