Genesis 37:24

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then they threw him into an empty well that was dry.

Cross References

Jeremiah 38:6

So the officials took Jeremiah and put him into Malkijah’s cistern. Malkijah was the king’s son. The cistern was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. They used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the cistern. The cistern didn’t have any water in it, only mud. And Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Zechariah 9:11

Jerusalem, we used blood to seal your agreement, so I am setting your people free from that empty hole in the ground.

Lamentations 4:20

The king was very important to us. He was like the breath we breathe, but he was trapped by them. The Lord himself chose the king, and we said this about the king, “We will live in his shadow. He protects us from the nations.”

Psalm 88:8

You made my friends leave me. They all avoid me like someone no one wants to touch. Like a prisoner in my house, I cannot go out.

Psalm 88:6

You put me in that hole in the ground. Yes, you put me in that dark place.

Psalm 40:2

He lifted me out of the grave. He lifted me from that muddy place. He picked me up, put me on solid ground, and kept my feet from slipping.

Psalm 35:7

I did nothing wrong, but they tried to trap me. For no reason at all, they dug a pit to catch me.

Genesis 37:23

When Joseph came to his brothers, they attacked him and tore off his long and beautiful coat.

Genesis 37:25

While Joseph was in the well, the brothers sat down to eat. They looked up and saw a group of traders traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were carrying many different spices and riches.

Genesis 42:21

They said to each other, “We are being punished for the bad thing we did to our younger brother Joseph. We saw the trouble he was in. He begged us to save him, but we refused to listen. So now we are in trouble.”