Lexicon :: Strong's H7585 - šᵊ'ôl

‘For a fire is kindled by My anger,

And it burns to the depths of Sheol (the place of the dead, the nether world),

It devours the earth with its yield,

And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

“The LORD puts to death and makes alive;

He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].

“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;

The snares of death confronted me.

“As a cloud vanishes and is gone,

So he who goes down to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) does not come up.

“His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven. What can you do?

It is deeper than Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). What can you know?

“Oh, that You would hide me in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,

That You would set a definite time and then remember me [and in Your lovingkindness imprint me on your heart]!

“But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home,

If I make my bed in the darkness,

“Will my hope go down with me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)?

Shall we go down together in the dust?”

“They fully enjoy their days in prosperity,

And so go down to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) in a [peaceful] moment.

“Drought and heat consume the snow waters;

So does Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) [consume] those who have sinned.

“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,

And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].

For in death there is no mention of You;

In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

Even all the nations who forget God.

For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;

The snares of death confronted me.

O LORD, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);

You have kept me alive, so that I would not go down to the pit (grave).

Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on You;

Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);

Death will be their shepherd;

And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,

And their form and beauty shall [fn]be for Sheol to consume,

So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

Let death come deceitfully upon them;

Let them go down alive to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

For evil [of every kind] is in their dwelling and in their hearts, in their midst.

For great is Your lovingkindness and graciousness toward me;

And You have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol [from death].

For my soul is full of troubles,

And my life draws near the grave (Sheol, the place of the dead).

What man can live and not see death?

Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.

The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,

And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;

I found distress and sorrow.

If I ascend to heaven, You are there;

If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.

As when the one plows and breaks open the ground [and the soil scatters behind him],

Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol [by the injustices of the wicked].

Let us swallow them alive like Sheol (the place of the dead),

Even whole, as those who go down to the pit [of death];

Her feet go down to death;

Her steps take hold of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

Her house is the way to [fn]Sheol,

Descending to the chambers of death.

But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,

And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the abyss, the place of eternal punishment) lie open before the LORD—

How much more the hearts and inner motives of the children of men.

The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise,

That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.

You shall [fn]swat him with the reed-like rod

And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied;

Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

[fn]Sheol, and the barren womb,

Earth that is never satisfied with water,

And fire that never says, “It is enough.”

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.

“Put me like a seal on your heart,

Like a seal on your arm;

For love is as strong as death,

Jealousy is as severe and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead).

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

[A most vehement flame] the very flame of the [fn]LORD!

Therefore Sheol (the realm of the dead) has increased its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure;

And [fn]Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her [boisterous] uproar and her [drunken] revelers descend into it.

“[fn]Sheol below is excited about you to meet you when you come [you tyrant of Babylon];

It stirs up the spirits of the dead [to greet you], all the leaders of the earth;

It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones [in astonishment at your fall].

‘Your pomp and magnificence have been brought down to Sheol,

Along with the music of your harps;

The maggots [which prey on the dead] are spread out under you [as a bed]

And worms are your covering [Babylonian rulers].’

“But [in fact] you will be brought down to Sheol,

To the remote recesses of the pit (the region of the dead).