Lexicon :: Strong's G1312 - diaphthora

“He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,

and I will continue to see the light.”

The nations have fallen into the pit they made;

their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

For you will not abandon me to Sheol;

you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.

“What gain is there in my death,

if I go down to the Pit?

Will the dust praise you?

Will it proclaim your truth?

They hid their net for me without cause;

they dug a pit for me without cause.

God, you will bring them down

to the Pit of destruction;

men of bloodshed and treachery

will not live out half their days.

But I will trust in you.

He sent his word and healed them;

he rescued them from their traps.

Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.

Let evil relentlessly[fn] hunt down a violent man.

The one who leads the upright into an evil way

will fall into his own pit,

but the blameless will inherit what is good.

“I will smash them against each other, fathers and sons alike ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration. I will allow no mercy, pity, or compassion to keep me from destroying them.’ ”

“I will ordain four kinds[fn] of judgment for them” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration ​— ​“the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land to devour and destroy.

Suddenly Babylon fell and was shattered.

Wail for her;

get balm for her wound —

perhaps she can be healed.

The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life,[fn]

was captured in their traps.

We had said about him,

“We will live under his protection among the nations.”

“When the nations heard about him,

he was caught in their pit.

Then they led him away with hooks

to the land of Egypt.

“Then the nations from the surrounding provinces

set out against him.

They spread their net over him;

he was caught in their pit.

“I will pour out my indignation on you;

I will blow the fire of my fury on you.

I will hand you over to brutal men,

skilled at destruction.

He exclaimed, “Look! I see four men, not tied, walking around in the fire unharmed; and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”[fn]

The king was overjoyed and gave orders to take Daniel out of the den. When Daniel was brought up from the den, he was found to be unharmed, for he trusted in his God.

I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale,[fn] and I was powerless.

I led them with human cords,

with ropes of love.

To them I was like one

who eases the yoke from their jaws;

I bent down to give them food.

I will destroy you, Israel;

you have no help but me.[fn]

I have cut off nations;

their corner towers are destroyed.

I have laid waste their streets,

with no one to pass through.

Their cities lie devastated,

without a person, without an inhabitant.