Genesis 37:24

New International Reader's Version

And they threw him into the well. The well was empty. There wasn’t any water in it.

Cross References

Genesis 37:23

When Joseph came to his brothers, he was wearing his beautiful robe. They took it away from him.

Genesis 37:25

Then they sat down to eat their meal. As they did, they saw some Ishmaelite traders coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, lotion and myrrh. They were on their way to take them down to Egypt.

Genesis 42:21

They said to one another, “God is surely punishing us because of our brother. We saw how upset he was when he begged us to let him live. But we wouldn’t listen. That’s why all this trouble has come to us.”

Psalm 35:7

They set a trap for me without any reason. Without any reason they dug a pit to catch me.

Psalm 40:2

I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.

Psalm 88:6

It’s as if you have put me deep down in the grave. It’s as if you have put me in that deep, dark place.

Psalm 88:8

You have taken my closest friends away from me. You have made me sickening to them. I feel trapped and can’t escape.

Jeremiah 38:6

So they took Jeremiah and put him into an empty well. It belonged to Malkijah. He was a member of the royal court. His well was in the courtyard of the guard. Zedekiah’s men lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the well. It didn’t have any water in it. All it had was mud. And Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Lamentations 4:20

Zedekiah, the Lord’s anointed king, was our last hope. But he was caught in their traps. We thought he would keep us safe. We expected to continue living among the nations.

Zechariah 9:11

I will set your prisoners free from where their enemies are keeping them. I will do it because of the blood that put into effect my covenant with you.