And they said, ‘Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered throughout the earth.’
Luke 10:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted unto heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades (the regions of the dead). American Standard Version (1901) And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades. Common English Bible And you, Capernaum, will you be honored by being raised up to heaven? No, you will be cast down to the place of the dead. Catholic Public Domain Version And as for you, Capernaum, who would be exalted even up to Heaven: you shall be submerged into Hell. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou, Capharnaum, which art exalted unto heaven, thou shalt be thrust down to hell. |
And they said, ‘Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered throughout the earth.’
Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses, her crowds, and those who celebrate in her!
Even if Babylon should ascend to the heavens and fortify her tall fortresses, destroyers will come against her from me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
then I will bring you down to be with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the underworld like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or display your splendour in the land of the living.
‘ “Who then are you like in glory and greatness among Eden’s trees? You also will be brought down to the underworld to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his hordes. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’
‘Son of man, wail over the hordes of Egypt and bring Egypt and the daughters of mighty nations down to the underworld, to be with those who descend to the Pit:
They will fall among those slain by the sword. A sword is appointed! They drag her and all her hordes away.
They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads and their shields rested on their bones, although the terror of these warriors was once in the land of the living.
Though you seem to soar like an eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown out.
And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.
Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart, , saying: The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, fortified to the heavens. We also saw the descendants of the Anakim there.”
For if God didn’t spare the angels who sinned but cast them into hell , and delivered them in chains of utter darkness to be kept for judgement;