Reference

Ezekiel 26:20

When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;
18

Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.

19

For thus saith the Lord God; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

20

When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;

21

I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord God.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Destruction / Perishing Language
Semantic Discovery
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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Multi-Signal Classification
65% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Literal Fulfillment
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
70% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

While the verse speaks of being "brought down" and "set in the low parts of the earth" and "not inhabited," these phrases could be interpreted as a state of desolation or ruin rather than complete cessation of existence for the people themselves.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes a state of being "brought down" and "set in the low parts of the earth" and "desolate," which could be interpreted as a state of subjugation or abandonment rather than outright destruction or perishing.

Literal Fulfillment

The language used, such as "bring thee down with them that descend into the pit" and "set thee in the low parts of the earth," could be interpreted metaphorically to describe a state of utter destruction and humiliation rather than a precise physical location or event.

Sheol / The Grave

The "pit," "low parts of the earth," and "places desolate of old" could be interpreted as referring to a state of utter destruction and desolation for a city or nation, rather than a literal destination for individual dead people.