2 Samuel 22:6

New International Reader's Version

The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.

Cross References

Job 36:8

But some people are held by chains. Their pain ties them up like ropes.

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death were wrapped around me. The horrors of the grave came over me. I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.

Psalm 140:5

Proud people have hidden their traps to catch me. They have spread out their nets. They have set traps for me along my path.

Psalm 18:5

The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of wise people is like a fountain that gives life. It turns those who listen to it away from the jaws of death.

Proverbs 14:27

Respect for the Lord is like a fountain that gives life. It turns you away from the jaws of death.

Proverbs 5:22

Sinners are trapped by their own evil acts. They are held tight by the ropes of their sins.

Jonah 2:2

He said, “When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. And he answered me. When I was deep in the place of the dead, I called out for help. And you listened to my cry.

Luke 21:20

“A time is coming when you will see armies surround Jerusalem. Then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.

Acts 2:24

But God raised him from the dead. He set him free from the suffering of death. It wasn’t possible for death to keep its hold on Jesus.