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Jeremiah 38:6
So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.
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Psalms 130:1-2
From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help.Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.
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Psalms 40:2
He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.
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Psalms 35:7
I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
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Psalms 88:6
You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.
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Psalms 88:8
You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape.
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Lamentations 3:52-55
My enemies, whom I have never harmed, hunted me down like a bird.They threw me into a pit and dropped stones on me.The water rose over my head, and I cried out,“ This is the end!”But I called on your name, Lord, from deep within the pit.
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Lamentations 4:20
Our king— the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation— was caught in their snares. We had thought that his shadow would protect us against any nation on earth!
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Zechariah 9:11
Because of the covenant I made with you, sealed with blood, I will free your prisoners from death in a waterless dungeon.