Proverbs 1:12

In 11 translations

BSB

let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.

KJV

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

WEB

Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit.Sheol is the place of the dead.

ASV

Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

LSV

We swallow them as Sheol—alive, || And whole—as those going down [to] the pit,

YLT

We swallow them as Sheol — alive, And whole — as those going down [to] the pit,

DBY

let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;

DRC

Let us swallow him up alive like hell, and whole as one that goeth down into the pit.

GNV

We wil swallow them vp aliue like a graue euen whole, as those that goe downe into the pit:

JPS

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;

LXXE

and let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, and remove the memorial of him from the earth:

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

נִ֭בְלָעֵם כִּשְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃

LXX-Br

καταπίωμεν δὲ αὐτὸν ὥσπερ ᾅδης ζῶντα, καὶ ἄρωμεν αὐτοῦ τὴν μνήμην ἐκ γῆς,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 124:3when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
• Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
• Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
• Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out.
• Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
• Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
• Micah 3:2–3You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh…
• Numbers 16:30–33But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated…
• Psalms 56:1–2Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack. My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
• Lamentations 2:16All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
• Lamentations 2:5The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.
• Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
• Psalms 57:3He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
• Numbers 26:10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

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