Dig. — For this expression break should be substituted. “Hell,” or rather, Hades (Sheôl), the dark abode of the gathered dead, is contrasted with “heaven,” the abode of light. Escape from the universal Lord is impossible.
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Amos 9:2
2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: