2 Samuel 22:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.
  • Jonah 2:2 : 2 and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.
  • Acts 2:24 : 24 But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.
  • Job 36:8 : 8 But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,
  • Ps 18:5 : 5 The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

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    4The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

    5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

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    3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

    4I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”

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    5The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

  • Jonah 2:2-7
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    2and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.

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    5Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

    6I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.

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    4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

    5Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

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    3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

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    6He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.

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    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

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    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

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    19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me.

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