Jonah 2:6

God's Word

I sank to the foot of the mountains. I sank to the bottom, where bars held me forever. But you brought me back from the pit, O Lord, my God.

Cross References

Job 33:24

then he will have pity on them and say, ‘Free them from going into the pit. I have found a ransom.’

Job 33:28

The messenger has freed my soul from going into the pit, and my life will see the light.’

Psalm 104:6

You covered the earth with an ocean as though it were a robe. Water stood above the mountains

Psalm 104:8

The mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place you appointed for them.

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.

Psalm 143:7

Answer me quickly, O Lord. My spirit is worn out. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go into the pit.

Psalm 16:10

because you do not abandon my soul to the grave or allow your holy one to decay.

Psalm 18:5

The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.

Psalm 30:3

O Lord, you brought me up from the grave. You called me back to life from among those who had gone into the pit.

Psalm 30:9

“How will you profit if my blood is shed, if I go into the pit? Will the dust ⌞of my body⌟ give thanks to you? Will it tell about your truth?”

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.

Psalm 65:6

the one who set the mountains in place with his strength, the one who is clothed with power,

Psalm 69:2

I am sinking in deep mud. There is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water. A flood is sweeping me away.

Isaiah 38:10

I thought that in the prime of my life I would go down to the gates of Sheol and be robbed of the rest of my life.

Isaiah 38:17

Now my bitter experience turns into peace. You have saved me and kept me from the rotting pit. You have thrown all my sins behind you.

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the water of the sea  with the palm of his hand or measured the sky with the length of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a bushel basket or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills on a balance?

Ezekiel 26:20

I will bring you down with those who descend to the grave to join the people of long ago. I will make you live below the earth among the ancient ruins with those who go down to the grave. You will never return or take your place in the land of the living.

Ezekiel 31:14

Then all the other trees growing by the water were kept from becoming arrogant because of their height, and their tops were no longer allowed to reach the clouds. So no tree, even if it is well-watered, will ever stand that tall. Every tree is going to die and go below the earth to join those who have died and gone down to the pit.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains look at you. They writhe in pain. Floodwaters pass by. The deep ocean roars. Its waves rise up high.

Habakkuk 3:6

He stands and shakes the earth. He casts a glance and startles the nations. The oldest mountains break apart. The ancient hills sink. The ancient paths belong to him.

Matthew 16:18

You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock  I will build my church. And the gates of hell will not overpower it.

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger has started a fire that will burn to the depths of hell. It will consume the earth and its crops and set the foundations of the mountains on fire.