- the pit:
- "He brought me upª° also out of an horribleª pit,ª¹ out of the miryª clay,ª¹ and setª° my feetª upon¹ a rock,ª [and] establishedª° my goings.ª" {Psa 40:2} + "Thou hast laidª° me in the lowestª pit,ª in darkness,ª in the deeps.ª" {Psa 88:6} + "Thou hast put awayª° mine acquaintanceª° far²° from¹ me; thou hast madeª° me an abominationª unto them: [I am] shut up,ª° and I cannot¹ come forth.ª°" {Psa 88:8} + "[[A Songª of degrees.]]ª Out of the depthsª¹ have I criedª° unto thee, O LORD.ª ... Lord,ª hearª° my voice:ª let thine earsª be¹ attentiveª to the voiceª of my supplications.ª" {Psa 130:1-2} + "Then tookª° they¹ Jeremiah,ª and castª° him into¹ the dungeonª of Malchiahª the sonª of Hammelech,²¹ that¹ [was] in the courtª of the prison:ª and they let downª°¹ Jeremiahª with cords.ª And in the dungeonª [there was] no¹ water,ª but¹¹ mire:ª so Jeremiahª sunkª° in the mire.ª" {Jer 38:6} + "Mine enemiesª° chased²° me sore,ª° like a bird,ª without cause.ª ... I called²° upon¹ thy name,ª O LORD,ª out of the low² dungeon.ª¹¹" {Lam 3:52-55} + "As for thee¹ also,¹ by the bloodª of thy covenantª I have sent forthª° thy prisonersª out of the pitª¹ wherein [is] no¹ water.ª" {Zch 9:11}
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