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Genesis 37:35 (100.00%)

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol° to my son, mourning.” His father wept for him.

Genesis 37:35 Sheol is the place of the dead.

And all his sons H1121 and all his daughters H1323 rose up H6965 (8799) to comfort H5162 (8763) him; but he refused H3985 (8762) to be comforted H5162 (8692); and he said H559 (8799), For I will go down H3381 (8799) into the grave H7585 unto my son H1121 mourning H57. Thus his father H1 wept H1058 (8799) for him.

and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, ‘For-I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,’ and his father weepeth for him.

Genesis 42:38 (100.00%)

He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”°

Genesis 42:38 Sheol is the place of the dead.

And he said H559 (8799), My son H1121 shall not go down H3381 (8799) with you; for his brother H251 is dead H4191 (8804), and he is left H7604 (8738) alone: if mischief H611 befall H7122 (8804) him by the way H1870 in the which ye go H3212 (8799), then shall ye bring down H3381 (8689) my gray hairs H7872 with sorrow H3015 to the grave H7585.

and he saith, ‘My son doth not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.’

Genesis 44:29 (100.00%)

If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’°

Genesis 44:29 Sheol is the place of the dead.

And if ye take H3947 (8804) this also from H5973 me H6440, and mischief H611 befall him H7136 (8804), ye shall bring down H3381 (8689) my gray hairs H7872 with sorrow H7451 to the grave H7585.

when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol.

Genesis 44:31 (100.00%)

it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.°

Genesis 44:31 Sheol is the place of the dead.

It shall come to pass, when he seeth H7200 (8800) that the lad H5288 [is] not [with us], that he will die H4191 (8804): and thy servants H5650 shall bring down H3381 (8689) the gray hairs H7872 of thy servant H5650 our father H1 with sorrow H3015 to the grave H7585.

then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants have brought down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to sheol;

Numbers 16:33 (100.00%)

So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol.° The earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly.

Numbers 16:33 Sheol is the place of the dead.

They, and all that [appertained] to them, went down H3381 (8799) alive H2416 into the pit H7585, and the earth H776 closed H3680 (8762) upon them: and they perished H6 (8799) from among H8432 the congregation H6951.

and they go down, they, and all that they have, alive to Sheol, and the earth closeth over them, and they perish from the midst of the assembly;

Numbers 16:30 (100.00%)

But if Yahweh makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up with all that belong to them, and they go down alive into Sheol,° then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.”

Numbers 16:30 Sheol is the place of the dead.

But if the LORD H3068 make H1254 (8799) a new thing H1278, and the earth H127 open H6475 (8804) her mouth H6310, and swallow them up H1104 (8804), with all that [appertain] unto them, and they go down H3381 (8804) quick H2416 into the pit H7585; then ye shall understand H3045 (8804) that these men H582 have provoked H5006 (8765) the LORD H3068.

and if a strange thing Jehovah do, and the ground hath opened her mouth and swallowed them, and all that they have, and they have gone down alive to Sheol-then ye have known that these men have despised Jehovah.’

Deuteronomy 32:22 (100.00%)

For a fire is kindled in my anger, that burns to the lowest Sheol,° devours the earth with its increase, and sets the foundations of the mountains on fire.

Deuteronomy 32:22 Sheol is the place of the dead.

For a fire H784 is kindled H6919 (8804) in mine anger H639, and shall burn H3344 (8799) unto the lowest H8482 hell H7585, and shall consume H398 (8799) the earth H776 with her increase H2981, and set on fire H3857 (8762) the foundations H4144 of the mountains H2022.

For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, And it burneth unto Sheol-the lowest, And consumeth earth and its increase, And setteth on fire foundations of mountains.

1 Samuel 2:6 (100.00%)

“Yahweh kills and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol° and brings up.

1 Samuel 2:6 Sheol is the place of the dead.

The LORD H3068 killeth H4191 (8688), and maketh alive H2421 (8764): he bringeth down H3381 (8688) to the grave H7585, and bringeth up H5927 (8686).

Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

2 Samuel 22:6 (100.00%)

The cords of Sheol° were around me. The snares of death caught me.

2 Samuel 22:6 Sheol is the place of the dead.

The sorrows H2256 of hell H7585 compassed me about H5437 (8804); the snares H4170 of death H4194 prevented H6923 (8765) me;

The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.

1 Kings 2:9 (100.00%)

Now therefore don’t hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol° with blood.”

1 Kings 2:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Now therefore hold him not guiltless H5352 (8762): for thou [art] a wise H2450 man H376, and knowest H3045 (8804) what thou oughtest to do H6213 (8799) unto him; but his hoar head H7872 bring thou down H3381 (8689) to the grave H7585 with blood H1818.

and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou art, and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.’

1 Kings 2:6 (100.00%)

Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol° in peace.

1 Kings 2:6 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Do H6213 (8804) therefore according to thy wisdom H2451, and let not his hoar head H7872 go down H3381 (8686) to the grave H7585 in peace H7965.

and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.

Job 7:9 (100.00%)

As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol° will come up no more.

Job 7:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.

[As] the cloud H6051 is consumed H3615 (8804) and vanisheth away H3212 (8799): so he that goeth down H3381 (8802) to the grave H7585 shall come up H5927 (8799) no [more].

Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.

Job 11:8 (100.00%)

They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol.° What can you know?

Job 11:8 Sheol is the place of the dead.

[It is] as high H1363 as heaven H8064; what canst thou do H6466 (8799)? deeper H6013 than hell H7585; what canst thou know H3045 (8799)?

Heights of the heavens!-what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol!-what knowest thou?

Job 14:13 (100.00%)

“Oh that you would hide me in Sheol,° that you would keep me secret until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time and remember me!

Job 14:13 Sheol is the place of the dead.

O that H5414 (8799) thou wouldest hide H6845 (8686) me in the grave H7585, that thou wouldest keep me secret H5641 (8686), until thy wrath H639 be past H7725 (8800), that thou wouldest appoint H7896 (8799) me a set time H2706, and remember H2142 (8799) me!

O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.

Job 17:13 (100.00%)

If I look for Sheol° as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness,

Job 17:13 Sheol is the place of the dead.

If I wait H6960 (8762), the grave H7585 [is] mine house H1004: I have made H7502 (8765) my bed H3326 in the darkness H2822.

If I wait-Sheol is my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

Job 17:16 (100.00%)

Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol,° or descend together into the dust?”

Job 17:16 Sheol is the place of the dead.

They shall go down H3381 (8799) to the bars H905 of the pit H7585, when [our] rest H5183 together H3162 [is] in the dust H6083.

To the parts of Sheol ye go down, If together on the dust we may rest.

Job 21:13 (100.00%)

They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.°

Job 21:13 Sheol is the place of the dead.

They spend H3615 (8762) (8675) H1086 (8762) their days H3117 in wealth H2896, and in a moment H7281 go down H2865 (8735) (8676) H5181 (8799) to the grave H7585.

They wear out in good their days, And in a moment to Sheol go down.

Job 24:19 (100.00%)

Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol° those who have sinned.

Job 24:19 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Drought H6723 and heat H2527 consume H1497 (8799) the snow H7950 waters H4325: [so doth] the grave H7585 [those which] have sinned H2398 (8804).

Drought-also heat-consume snow-waters, Sheol those who have sinned.

Job 26:6 (100.00%)

Sheol° is naked before God, and Abaddon° has no covering.

Job 26:6a Sheol is the place of the dead.
Job 26:6b Abaddon means Destroyer.

Hell H7585 [is] naked H6174 before him, and destruction H11 hath no covering H3682.

Naked is Sheol over-against Him, And there is no covering to destruction.

Psalm 6:5 (100.00%)

For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol,° who shall give you thanks?

Psalm 6:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.

For in death H4194 [there is] no remembrance H2143 of thee: in the grave H7585 who shall give thee thanks H3034 (8686)?

For there is not in death Thy memorial, In Sheol, who doth give thanks to Thee?

Psalm 9:17 (100.00%)

The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol,° even all the nations that forget God.

Psalm 9:17 Sheol is the place of the dead.

The wicked H7563 shall be turned H7725 (8799) into hell H7585, [and] all the nations H1471 that forget H7913 God H430.

The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God.

Psalm 18:5 (100.00%)

The cords of Sheol° were around me. The snares of death came on me.

Psalm 18:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.

The sorrows H2256 of hell H7585 compassed me about H5437 (8804): the snares H4170 of death H4194 prevented H6923 (8765) me.

Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death.

Psalm 16:10 (100.00%)

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol,° neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

Psalm 16:10 Sheol is the place of the dead.

For thou wilt not leave H5800 (8799) my soul H5315 in hell H7585; neither wilt thou suffer H5414 (8799) thine Holy One H2623 to see H7200 (8800) corruption H7845.

For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption.

Psalm 30:3 (100.00%)

Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol.° You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Psalm 30:3 Sheol is the place of the dead.

O LORD H3068, thou hast brought up H5927 (8689) my soul H5315 from the grave H7585: thou hast kept me alive H2421 (8765), that I should not go down H3381 (8800) (8675) H3381 (8802) to the pit H953.

Jehovah, Thou hast brought up from Sheol my soul, Thou hast kept me alive, From going down to the pit.

Psalm 31:17 (100.00%)

Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.°

Psalm 31:17 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Let me not be ashamed H954 (8799), O LORD H3068; for I have called H7121 (8804) upon thee: let the wicked H7563 be ashamed H954 (8799), [and] let them be silent H1826 (8799) in the grave H7585.

O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.

Psalm 49:15 (100.00%)

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,° for he will receive me. Selah.

Psalm 49:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.

But God H430 will redeem H6299 (8799) my soul H5315 from the power H3027 of the grave H7585: for he shall receive H3947 (8799) me. Selah H5542.

Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.

Psalm 49:14 (100.00%)

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol.° Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol,° far from their mansion.

Psalm 49:14a Sheol is the place of the dead.
Psalm 49:14b Sheol is the place of the dead.

Like sheep H6629 they are laid H8371 (8804) in the grave H7585; death H4194 shall feed H7462 (8799) on them; and the upright H3477 shall have dominion H7287 (8799) over them in the morning H1242; and their beauty H6697 (8675) H6736 shall consume H1086 (8763) in the grave H7585 from their dwelling H2073.

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.

Psalm 55:15 (100.00%)

Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol.° For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.

Psalm 55:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Let death H4194 seize H5377 (8686) (8675) H3451 upon them, [and] let them go down H3381 (8799) quick H2416 into hell H7585: for wickedness H7451 [is] in their dwellings H4033, [and] among H7130 them.

Desolations are upon them, They go down to Sheol-alive, For wickedness is in their dwelling, in their midst.

Psalm 88:3 (100.00%)

For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.°

Psalm 88:3 Sheol is the place of the dead.

For my soul H5315 is full H7646 (8804) of troubles H7451: and my life H2416 draweth nigh H5060 (8689) unto the grave H7585.

For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol.

Psalm 86:13 (100.00%)

For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.°

Psalm 86:13 Sheol is the place of the dead.

For great H1419 [is] thy mercy H2617 toward me: and thou hast delivered H5337 (8689) my soul H5315 from the lowest H8482 hell H7585.

For Thy kindness is great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Psalm 89:48 (100.00%)

What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?° Selah.

Psalm 89:48 Sheol is the place of the dead.

What man H1397 [is he that] liveth H2421 (8799), and shall not see H7200 (8799) death H4194? shall he deliver H4422 (8762) his soul H5315 from the hand H3027 of the grave H7585? Selah H5542.

Who is the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. Selah.

Psalm 116:3 (100.00%)

The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol° got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 116:3 Sheol is the place of the dead.

The sorrows H2256 of death H4194 compassed H661 (8804) me, and the pains H4712 of hell H7585 gat hold H4672 (8804) upon me: I found H4672 (8799) trouble H6869 and sorrow H3015.

Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find.

Psalm 141:7 (100.00%)

“As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”°

Psalm 141:7 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Our bones H6106 are scattered H6340 (8738) at the grave’s H7585 mouth H6310, as when one cutteth H6398 (8802) and cleaveth H1234 (8802) [wood] upon the earth H776.

As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

Psalm 139:8 (100.00%)

If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol,° behold, you are there!

Psalm 139:8 Sheol is the place of the dead.

If I ascend up H5266 (8799) into heaven H8064, thou [art] there: if I make my bed H3331 (8686) in hell H7585, behold, thou [art there].

If I ascend the heavens-there Thou art, And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!

Proverbs 1:12 (100.00%)

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

Proverbs 1:12 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Let us swallow them up H1104 (8799) alive H2416 as the grave H7585; and whole H8549, as those that go down H3381 (8802) into the pit H953:

We swallow them as Sheol-alive, And whole-as those going down to the pit,

Proverbs 5:5 (100.00%)

Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.°

Proverbs 5:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Her feet H7272 go down H3381 (8802) to death H4194; her steps H6806 take hold H8551 (8799) on hell H7585.

Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.

Proverbs 7:27 (100.00%)

Her house is the way to Sheol,° going down to the rooms of death.

Proverbs 7:27 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Her house H1004 [is] the way H1870 to hell H7585, going down H3381 (8802) to the chambers H2315 of death H4194.

The ways of Sheol-her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!

Proverbs 9:18 (100.00%)

But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.°

Proverbs 9:18 Sheol is the place of the dead.

But he knoweth H3045 (8804) not that the dead H7496 [are] there; [and that] her guests H7121 (8803) [are] in the depths H6012 of hell H7585.

And he hath not known that Rephaim are there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!

Proverbs 15:11 (100.00%)

Sheol° and Abaddon are before Yahweh— how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Proverbs 15:11 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Hell H7585 and destruction H11 [are] before the LORD H3068: how much more then the hearts H3826 of the children H1121 of men H120?

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.

Proverbs 15:24 (100.00%)

The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.°

Proverbs 15:24 Sheol is the place of the dead.

The way H734 of life H2416 [is] above H4605 to the wise H7919 (8688), that he may depart H5493 (8800) from hell H7585 beneath H4295.

A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

Proverbs 23:14 (100.00%)

Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.°

Proverbs 23:14 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Thou shalt beat H5221 (8686) him with the rod H7626, and shalt deliver H5337 (8686) his soul H5315 from hell H7585.

Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

Proverbs 27:20 (100.00%)

Sheol° and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:20 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Hell H7585 and destruction H11 (8675) H10 are never H3808 full H7646 (8799); so the eyes H5869 of man H120 are never satisfied H7646 (8799).

Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

Proverbs 30:16 (100.00%)

Sheol,° the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’

Proverbs 30:16 Sheol is the place of the dead.

The grave H7585; and the barren H6115 womb H7356; the earth H776 [that] is not filled H7646 (8804) with water H4325; and the fire H784 [that] saith H559 (8804) not, [It is] enough H1952.

Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth-it is not satisfied with water, And fire-it hath not said, ‘Sufficiency,’

Ecclesiastes 9:10 (100.00%)

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol,° where you are going.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Whatsoever thy hand H3027 findeth H4672 (8799) to do H6213 (8800), do H6213 (8798) [it] with thy might H3581; for [there is] no work H4639, nor device H2808, nor knowledge H1847, nor wisdom H2451, in the grave H7585, whither thou goest H1980 (8802).

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

Song of Solomon 8:6 (100.00%)

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol.° Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yah.°

Song of Solomon 8:6a Sheol is the place of the dead.
Song of Solomon 8:6b “Yah” is a short form of “Yahweh”, which is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.

Set H7760 (8798) me as a seal H2368 upon thine heart H3820, as a seal H2368 upon thine arm H2220: for love H160 [is] strong H5794 as death H4194; jealousy H7068 [is] cruel H7186 as the grave H7585: the coals H7565 thereof [are] coals H7565 of fire H784, [which hath a] most vehement flame H7957.

Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings are burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!

Isaiah 5:14 (100.00%)

Therefore Sheol° has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend into it.

Isaiah 5:14 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Therefore hell H7585 hath enlarged H7337 (8689) herself H5315, and opened H6473 (8804) her mouth H6310 without measure H2706: and their glory H1926, and their multitude H1995, and their pomp H7588, and he that rejoiceth H5938, shall descend H3381 (8804) into it.

Therefore hath Sheol enlarged herself, And hath opened her mouth without limit. And gone down hath its honour, and its multitude, And its noise, and its exulting one-into her.

Isaiah 7:11 (100.00%)

“Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”

Ask H7592 (8798) thee a sign H226 of the LORD H3068 thy God H430; ask H7592 (8800) it either in the depth H6009 (8685), or in the height H1361 (8687) above H4605.

‘Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make it high upwards.’

Isaiah 14:11 (100.00%)

Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,° with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.

Isaiah 14:11 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Thy pomp H1347 is brought down H3381 (8717) to the grave H7585, [and] the noise H1998 of thy viols H5035: the worm H7415 is spread H3331 (8714) under thee, and the worms H8438 cover H4374 thee.

Brought down to Sheol hath been thine excellency, The noise of thy psaltery, Under thee spread out hath been the worm, Yea, covering thee is the worm.

Isaiah 14:15 (100.00%)

Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,° to the depths of the pit.

Isaiah 14:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Yet thou shalt be brought down H3381 (8714) to hell H7585, to the sides H3411 of the pit H953.

Only-unto Sheol thou art brought down, Unto the sides of the pit.

Isaiah 14:9 (100.00%)

Sheol° from beneath has moved for you to meet you at your coming. It stirs up the departed spirits for you, even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Isaiah 14:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Hell H7585 from beneath is moved H7264 (8804) for thee to meet H7125 (8800) [thee] at thy coming H935 (8800): it stirreth up H5782 (8790) the dead H7496 for thee, [even] all the chief ones H6260 of the earth H776; it hath raised up H6965 (8689) from their thrones H3678 all the kings H4428 of the nations H1471.

Sheol beneath hath been troubled at thee, To meet thy coming in, It is waking up for thee Rephaim, All chiefs ones of earth, It hath raised up from their thrones All kings of nations.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.