KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 37:20
Complete exact-word concordance
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
A man that doth violence to the blood of any person, shall flie to the pit, let no man stay him.
1611 marginal noteGen. 9.6. exod.21.14
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
1611 marginal notePsal.7.16. prou.26.27
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Yet thou shalt be brought downe to hel, to the sides of the pit.
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
But thou art cast out of thy graue, like an abominable branch: and as the raiment of those that are slaine, thrust through with a sword, that goe downe to the stones of the pit, as a carkeis troden vnder feete.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
Feare, and the pit, & the snare are vpon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
And it shall come to passe, that he who fleeth from the noise of the feare, shall fall into the pit; and he that commeth vp out of the midst of the pit, shalbe taken in the snare: for the windowes from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth doe shake.
1611 marginal noteIere.48.44.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
And they shalbe gathered together as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut vp in the prison, and after many dayes shall they bee visited.
1611 marginal noteHeb. with the gathering of prisoners.
1611 marginal noteOr, dungeon.
1611 marginal noteOr, found wanting.
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
And he shall breake it as the breaking of the potters vessell, that is broken in pieces, he shall not spare; so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it, a sheard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withall out of the pit.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the bottell of potters.
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Behold, for peace I had great bitternesse, but thou hast in loue to my soule deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.
1611 marginal noteOr, on my peace came great bitternesse.
1611 marginal noteHebr. thou hast loued me from the pit.
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
For the graue cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that goe downe into the pit cannot hope for thy trueth.
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