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A hole in the ground

Matthew 15:14 See also Exodus 21:33-34; 2 Samuel 18:17; Samuel 23:20; Matthew 12:11; Mark 12:1; Luke 6:39

A pit used as a trap

Psalm 35:7-8 See also Psalm 7:15; Psalm 9:15; Psalm 57:6; Psalm 94:13; Proverbs 26:27; Ecclesiastes 10:8; Isaiah 24:17-18; Jeremiah 18:20-22; Jeremiah 48:43-44; Ezekiel 19:4,8

A pit as a symbol of distress or grief

Psalm 40:2 See also Job 9:30-31; Psalm 88:6; Proverbs 22:14; Proverbs 23:27; Lamentations 3:53-55; Zechariah 9:11

The pit as a term for the grave

Isaiah 14:15 See also Job 33:18,22,24,28,30; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 30:3,9; Psalm 55:23; Psalm 69:15; Psalm 88:4; Psalm 103:4; Psalm 143:7; Proverbs 1:12; Isaiah 14:19; Isaiah 38:17-18; Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 28:8; Ezekiel 31:14,16,18; Ezekiel 32:23-25,29-30; Jonah 2:6

The pit as a symbol of judgment

Isaiah 30:33

See also

4813  depth
5241  burial
5589  trap
9020  death
9040  grave, the
9240  last judgment
9510  hell
9530  Hades
9540  Sheol