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NASB | Amos 9:2 "Though they dig into Sheol, From there will My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Amos 9:2 "Though they dig into Sheol [to hide in the deepest pit], From there My hand will take them [for judgment]; And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light], From there will I bring them down [for judgment]. |
Bible Question: I would like to know more about what the bible says on suicide. |
Bible Answer: Hello Tobiasjj, Tyndales' Bible Dictionary offers this note: "The Bible does not directly condemn suicide but rather treats it as an indication of moral failure, often intensified by guilt or great personal loss. Saul had lost his sanity, his stability, and then his three sons on the battlefield. So he ended his life. Ahitophel, once a trusted counselor, was ruined by his ambition. When his plot against David was refused by Absalom, he felt disgraced. So he went home, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. Judas Iscariot also hung himself, but his suicide was far more tragic. He, one of the twelve disciples, betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Then he deeply regretted what he had done, and brought back the money to the Jewish leaders, saying “I have sinned in that I betrayed an innocent man” (Mt 27:3–4). As an expression of desperate remorse, Judas hanged himself." New Naves Topical Bible says on suicide: SUICIDE, Amos 9:2; Rev. 9:6. Temptation to, of Jesus, Matt. 4:5, 6; Luke 4:9, 10, 11. Of the Philippian jailer, Acts 16:27. Instances of: Samson, Judg. 16:29, 30. Saul and his armor-bearer, 1 Sam. 31:4, 5; 1 Chr. 10:4, 5. Ahithophel, 2 Sam. 17:23. Zimri, 1 Kin. 16:18. Judas, Matt. 27:5; Acts 1:18 I hope this helps, BradK |
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