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In the Bible, several terms are used to describe this realm, including "Sheol," "Hades," "Gehenna," and "the lake of fire." Each term carries specific connotations and is used in different contexts throughout the Scriptures. Old Testament References In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word "Sheol" is often translated as "the grave" or "the pit." It is depicted as a shadowy place where the dead reside, both the righteous and the wicked. For instance, in <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a>, David expresses confidence that God will not abandon him to Sheol: "For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay" . New Testament References The New Testament introduces the Greek terms "Hades" and "Gehenna." "Hades" is similar to Sheol and is used to describe the abode of the dead. In <a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Luke 16:23</a>, Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, where the rich man finds himself in torment in Hades: "In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side" . "Gehenna," on the other hand, is more specifically associated with the final place of punishment for the wicked. It is derived from the Valley of Hinnom, a place outside Jerusalem associated with idolatry and child sacrifice (<a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a>). Jesus frequently uses "Gehenna" to warn of the consequences of sin, as in <a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a>: "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell" . The Lake of Fire The Book of Revelation introduces the concept of the "lake of fire," which is described as the final destination for Satan, his angels, and all those whose names are not found in the Book of Life. <a href="/revelation/20-14.htm">Revelation 20:14-15</a> states: "Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire" . Nature and Purpose Hell is depicted as a place of conscious torment and separation from God. It is described as a place of "weeping and gnashing of teeth" (<a href="/matthew/13-42.htm">Matthew 13:42</a>) and "outer darkness" (<a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Matthew 8:12</a>). The purpose of hell is to serve as a just recompense for those who reject God and persist in sin. It underscores the holiness and justice of God, as well as the seriousness of sin. Theological Implications The doctrine of hell emphasizes the reality of eternal consequences for moral choices made in this life. It serves as a warning and a call to repentance, highlighting the necessity of faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. The existence of hell underscores the gravity of God's judgment and the profound nature of His mercy, as He offers redemption through the sacrifice of His Son. Contemporary Discussions The concept of hell has been the subject of much theological debate and discussion. Some argue for a literal interpretation of hell as a place of eternal conscious torment, while others propose alternative views such as annihilationism or universal reconciliation. Despite differing interpretations, the traditional view maintains that hell is a real and significant aspect of Christian eschatology, affirming the ultimate triumph of God's justice and righteousness.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered:(1.) Sheol, occurring in the Old Testament sixty-five times. This word sheol is derived from a root-word meaning "to ask," "demand;" hence insatiableness (<a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm">Proverbs 30:15</a>, 16). It is rendered "grave" thirty-one times (<a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a>; <a href="/genesis/42-38.htm">42:38</a>; <a href="/genesis/44-29.htm">44:29</a>, 31; <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a>, etc.). The Revisers have retained this rendering in the historical books with the original word in the margin, while in the poetical books they have reversed this rule.In thirty-one cases in the Authorized Version this word is rendered "hell," the place of disembodied spirits. The inhabitants of sheol are "the congregation of the dead" (<a href="/proverbs/21-16.htm">Proverbs 21:16</a>). It is (a) the abode of the wicked (<a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33</a>; <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a>; <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">31:17</a>, etc.); (b) of the good (<a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">30:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/49-15.htm">49:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">86:13</a>, etc.).Sheol is described as deep (<a href="/job/11-8.htm">Job 11:8</a>), dark (<a href="/job/10-21.htm">10:21</a>, 22), with bars (<a href="/job/17-16.htm">17:16</a>). The dead "go down" to it (<a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Numbers 16:30</a>, 33; <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Ezek. 31:15</a>, 16, 17).(2.) The Greek word hades of the New Testament has the same scope of signification as sheol of the Old Testament. It is a prison (<a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm">1 Peter 3:19</a>), with gates and bars and locks (<a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a>; <a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a>), and it is downward (<a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a>; <a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a>).The righteous and the wicked are separated. The blessed dead are in that part of hades called paradise (<a href="/luke/23-43.htm">Luke 23:43</a>). They are also said to be in Abraham's bosom (<a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Luke 16:22</a>).(3.) Gehenna, in most of its occurrences in the Greek New Testament, designates the place of the lost (<a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a>). The fearful nature of their condition there is described in various figurative expressions (<a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Matthew 8:12</a>; <a href="/matthew/13-42.htm">13:42</a>; <a href="/matthew/22-13.htm">22:13</a>; <a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">25:30</a>; <a href="/luke/16-24.htm">Luke 16:24</a>, etc.). (see <a href="../h/hinnom.htm">HINNOM</a>.)<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew Sheol, and by the Greeks Hades.2. (n.) The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.3. (n.) A place where outcast persons or things are gathered4. (n.) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.5. (n.) A gambling house.6. (n.) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.7. (v. t.) To overwhelm.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>HELLhel (see SHEOL; HADES; GEHENNA): 1. The Word in the King James Version: The English word, from a Teutonic root meaning "to hide" or "cover," had originally the significance of the world of the dead generally, and in this sense is used by Chaucer, Spenser, etc., and in the Creed ("He descended into hell"); compare the English Revised Version Preface. Now the word has come to mean almost exclusively the place of punishment of the lost or finally impenitent; the place of torment of the wicked. In the King James Version of the Scriptures, it is the rendering adopted in many places in the Old Testament for the Hebrew word she'ol (in 31 out of 65 occurrences of that word it is so translated), and in all places, save one (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-55.htm">1 Corinthians 15:55</a>) in the New Testament, for the Greek word Hades (this word occurs 11 times; in 10 of these it is translated "hell"; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-55.htm">1 Corinthians 15:55</a> reads "grave," with "hell" in the margin). In these cases the word has its older general meaning, though in <a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Luke 16:23</a> (parable of Rich Man and Lazarus) it is specially connected with a place of "torment," in contrast with the "Abraham's bosom" to which Lazarus is taken (16:22). 2. The Word in the Revised Version: In the above cases the Revised Version (British and American) has introduced changes, replacing "hell" by "Sheol" in the passages in the Old Testament (the English Revised Version retains "hell" in <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9, 15</a>; the American Standard Revised Version makes no exception), and by "Hades" in the passages in the New Testament (see under these words). 3. Gehenna: Besides the above uses, and more in accordance with the modern meaning, the word "hell" is used in the New Testament in the King James Version as the equivalent of Gehenna (12 t; <a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22, 29</a>; <a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a>, etc.). the Revised Version (British and American) in these cases puts "Gehenna" in the margin. Originally the Valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, Gehenna became among the Jews the synonym for the place of torment in the future life (the "Gehenna of fire," <a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22</a>, etc.; see GEHENNA). 4. Tartarus: In yet one other passage in the New Testament (<a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a>), "to cast down to hell" is used (the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American)) to represent the Greek tartaroo, ("to send into Tartarus"). Here it stands for the place of punishment of the fallen angels: "spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits (or chains) of darkness" (compare <a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Jude 1:6</a>; but also <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a>). Similar ideas are found in certain of the Jewish apocalyptic books (Book of Enoch, Book of Jubilees, Apocrypha Baruch, with apparent reference to <a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">Genesis 6:1-4</a>; compare ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT). On theological aspect, see PUNISHMENT, EVERLASTING. For literature, see references in above-named arts., and compare article "Hell" by Dr. D. S. Salmond in HDB. James Orr<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5020.htm">5020. tartaroo -- to cast into hell</a> ... to cast into hell. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: tartaroo Phonetic Spelling: (tar-tar-o'-o) Short Definition: I thrust down to Tartarus Definition: I ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5020.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1067.htm">1067. geenna -- Gehenna, a valley W. and South of Jer., also a ...</a> ... ("hell"), the place of - torment (judgment), refers strictly to the everlasting abode of the redeemed where they experience divine judgment . ... gehenna, hell. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1067.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/86.htm">86. hades -- Hades, the abode of departed spirits</a> ... grave, hell. From a (as negative particle) and eido; properly, unseen, ie "Hades" or the place (state) of departed souls -- grave, hell. see GREEK a. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/86.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7585.htm">7585. sheol -- underworld (place to which people descend at death)</a> ... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition underworld (place to which people descend at death) NASB Word Usage Sheol (66). grave, hell, pit. ... /hebrew/7585.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/bunyan/the_riches_of_bunyan/xxviii_hell.htm">Hell.</a> ... XXVIII. HELL. HELL is a place and state utterly unknown to any in this visible world, excepting the souls of men; nor shall any ... //christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xxviii hell.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_limbo_is_the_same.htm">Whether Limbo is the Same as the Hell of the Damned?</a> ... ON THE RESURRECTION (QQ -86)OF MATTERS CONCERNING THE RESURRECTION, AND FIRST OF THE PLACE WHERE SOULS ARE Whether limbo is the same as the hell of the damned? ... //christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether limbo is the same.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/heaven_and_hell.htm">Heaven and Hell</a> ... Heaven and Hell. A Sermon (No.39-40). ... I shall also have to utter some very sharp things concerning the end of the lost in the pit of hell. ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/heaven and hell.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_limbo_of_hell.htm">Whether the Limbo of Hell is the Same as Abraham's Bosom?</a> ... TREATISE ON THE RESURRECTION (QQ -86)OF MATTERS CONCERNING THE RESURRECTION, AND FIRST OF THE PLACE WHERE SOULS ARE Whether the limbo of hell is the same as ... //christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the limbo of hell.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_fire_of_hell_2.htm">Whether the Fire of Hell is of the Same Species as Ours?</a> ... OF THE PUNISHMENT OF THE DAMNED (SEVEN ARTICLES) Whether the fire of hell is of the same species as ours? Objection 1: It would ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the fire of hell 2.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_whole_christ_was.htm">Whether the Whole Christ was in Hell?</a> ... OF CHRIST'S DESCENT INTO HELL (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the whole Christ was in hell? Objection 1: It would seem that the whole Christ was not in hell. ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the whole christ was.htm<a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_73_of_hell.htm">Of Hell</a> ... Second Series Sermon 73 Of Hell. "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." Mark 9:48. 1. Every truth which is revealed ... /.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 73 of hell.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_fire_of_hell_3.htm">Whether the Fire of Hell is Beneath the Earth?</a> ... OF THE PUNISHMENT OF THE DAMNED (SEVEN ARTICLES) Whether the fire of hell is beneath the earth? ... But this fire will be in hell for ever. ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the fire of hell 3.htm<a href="/library/whitefield/selected_sermons_of_george_whitefield/the_eternity_of_hell-torments.htm">"The Eternity of Hell-Torments"</a> ... "The Eternity of Hell-Torments". Matthew 25:46 " "These shall go away into everlasting punishment. To the Inhabitants of Savannah in Georgia. My dear Friends,. ... /.../selected sermons of george whitefield/the eternity of hell-torments.htm<a href="/library/watts/hymns_and_spiritual_songs/hymn_2_44_hell_or_the.htm">Hell; Or, the Vengeance of God.</a> ... Hymns. Book 2. Composed on Divine Subjects. Hymn 2:44. Hell; or, The vengeance of God. 1 With holy fear and humble song, The dreadful ... /.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 2 44 hell or the.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/h/hell.htm">Hell (53 Occurrences)</a> ... In thirty-one cases in the Authorized Version this word is rendered "hell," the place of disembodied spirits. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HELL. ... /h/hell.htm - 29k<a href="/topical/h/hell-fire.htm">Hell-fire (3 Occurrences)</a> Hell-fire. Hellenists, Hell-fire. Helm . Multi-Version Concordance Hell-fire (3 Occurrences). Matthew 5:22 But I say ... /h/hell-fire.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/c/causeth.htm">Causeth (209 Occurrences)</a> ... to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. ... /c/causeth.htm - 38k<a href="/topical/t/trouble.htm">Trouble (477 Occurrences)</a> ... is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell... /t/trouble.htm - 36k<a href="/topical/h/hades.htm">Hades (11 Occurrences)</a> ... Testament. Our Lord speaks of Capernaum as being "brought down to hell" (hades), ie, simply to the lowest debasement, (Matthew 11:23). ... /h/hades.htm - 23k<a href="/topical/g/gehenna.htm">Gehenna (12 Occurrences)</a> ... 22, 29, 30; 10:28; 18:9; 23:15, 33; Mark 9:43, 45, 47; Luke 12:5. In these passages, and also in James 3:6, the word is uniformly rendered "hell," the Revised ... /g/gehenna.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol (64 Occurrences)</a> ... (Hebrews, "the all-demanding world" = Gr. Hades, "the unknown region"), the invisible world of departed souls. (see HELL.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ... /s/sheol.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/o/offend.htm">Offend (24 Occurrences)</a> ... pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ... /o/offend.htm - 23k<a href="/topical/i/infernal.htm">Infernal (1 Occurrence)</a> ... 1. (a.) Pertaining to hell; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct; suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell; hellish. ... /i/infernal.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/h/hinnom.htm">Hinnom (11 Occurrences)</a> ... It became thus to the popular mind a symbol of the abode of the wicked hereafter. It came to signify hell as the place of the wicked. ... /h/hinnom.htm - 18k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/does-hell-exist.html">Does hell exist? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/where-is-hell.html">Where is hell? What is the location of hell? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/what-does-hell-look-like.html">What does hell look like? How hot is hell? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/hell.htm">Hell: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Hell (53 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22</a> But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Matthew 5:29</a> And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/5-30.htm">Matthew 5:30</a> And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a> And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a> And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a> And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/matthew/18-9.htm">Matthew 18:9</a> And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-15.htm">Matthew 23:15</a> Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a> Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/9-43.htm">Mark 9:43</a> And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/9-45.htm">Mark 9:45</a> And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/9-47.htm">Mark 9:47</a> And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a> And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/luke/12-5.htm">Luke 12:5</a> But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Luke 16:23</a> And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (KJV BBE WBS NIV)<a href="/acts/2-27.htm">Acts 2:27</a> Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/acts/2-31.htm">Acts 2:31</a> He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a> And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. (KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a> For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (KJV ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a> I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a> And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13</a> And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/revelation/20-14.htm">Revelation 20:14</a> And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a> For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. (KJV WBS)<a href="/2_samuel/22-6.htm">2 Samuel 22:6</a> The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/job/11-8.htm">Job 11:8</a> It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (KJV WBS)<a href="/job/26-6.htm">Job 26:6</a> Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalms 9:17</a> The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalms 16:10</a> For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/18-5.htm">Psalms 18:5</a> The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Psalms 55:15</a> Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalms 86:13</a> For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Psalms 116:3</a> The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Psalms 139:8</a> If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. (KJV WBS)<a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5</a> Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. (KJV WBS)<a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27</a> Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. (KJV WBS)<a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Proverbs 9:18</a> But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. (KJV WBS)<a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm">Proverbs 15:11</a> Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? (KJV WBS)<a href="/proverbs/15-24.htm">Proverbs 15:24</a> The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. (KJV WBS)<a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm">Proverbs 23:14</a> Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. (KJV WBS)<a href="/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20</a> Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (KJV WBS)<a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a> Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. (KJV WBS)<a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9</a> Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. (KJV WBS)<a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15</a> Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. (KJV WBS)<a href="/isaiah/28-18.htm">Isaiah 28:18</a> And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. (KJV WBS)<a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a> And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. (KJV WBS)<a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16</a> I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. (KJV)<a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Ezekiel 31:17</a> They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. (KJV)<a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21</a> The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. (KJV)<a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Ezekiel 32:27</a> And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. (KJV)<a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2</a> Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: (KJV)<a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2</a> And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (KJV WBS)<a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Habakkuk 2:5</a> Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: (KJV WBS)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/h/hell.htm">Hell</a><a href="/topical/naves/h/hell_in_the_rv_,_sheol_is_translated_lowest_pit.htm">Hell in the RV , "Sheol" is Translated "Lowest Pit"</a><a href="/topical/naves/h/hell_in_the_rv_of_nt_it_appears_only_in.htm">Hell in the RV of Nt It Appears Only In</a><a href="/topical/naves/h/hell_in_the_rv_the_greek_word_gehenna_is_translated_hell_in_the_following_scriptures.htm">Hell in the RV the Greek Word "Gehenna" is Translated "Hell" in the Following Scriptures</a><a href="/topical/naves/h/hell_in_the_rv_the_word_sheol_itself_occurs_in_the_following_scriptures.htm">Hell in the RV the Word "Sheol" Itself 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