Genesis 37:24

New American Bible - revised edition

then they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

Cross References

Genesis 37:23

So when Joseph came up to his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the long ornamented tunic he had on;

Genesis 37:25

Then they sat down to eat. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, their camels laden with gum, balm, and resin to be taken down to Egypt.

Genesis 42:21

To one another, however, they said: “Truly we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his heart when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen. That is why this anguish has now come upon us.”

Psalm 35:7

Without cause they set their snare for me; without cause they dug a pit for me.

Psalm 40:2

Surely, I wait for the Lord; who bends down to me and hears my cry,

Psalm 88:6

My couch is among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave. You remember them no more; they are cut off from your influence.

Psalm 88:8

Your wrath lies heavy upon me; all your waves crash over me. Selah

Jeremiah 38:6

And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, in the court of the guard, letting him down by rope. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Lamentations 4:20

The Lord’s anointed—our very lifebreath!— was caught in their snares, He in whose shade we thought to live among the nations.

Zechariah 9:11

As for you, by the blood of your covenant, I have freed your prisoners from a waterless pit.