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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE ACTUALLY SAY ABOUT HELL IN (116) Amos 9:2 - Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down. This verse is similar to Psalm 139:8. Sheol here certainly doesn't depict a place where spirits or souls of the dead are alive, for no one has ever dug into such a place. The context shows that Yahweh speaking of those who seek to avoid his wrath, and that there is no hiding from his wrath. Remembering that the basic meaning sheol is "hidden", we can see that this verse is speaking pictorally of digging in Sheol to hide there from the wrath of Yahweh, in an attempt to escape death. Usually the body of a dead person is laid to rest in the earth, so sheol represents here hidden "in the earth." With this the JFB Commentary agrees by saying concerning the phrase, "Though they dig into hell" (KJV): "though they hide ever so deeply in the earth."* The thought is that though any seek to hide themselves in the earth, Yahweh is still able to take them in death. Conversely, though they climb up into the sky, they still cannot hide from his wrath.
***We are working to finish this little by little as Yahweh permits. Eventually we hope to discuss every scripture pertaining to sheol, hades, Gehenna, tartaroo, lake of fire, torment, etc. Please check back later. In the meantime, see: Last Update: February 12, 2005 ========
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