Ditch
/dich/
Summary
A trench or pit, used literally and figuratively in Scripture for traps, judgment, and blind leadership.
☩Figurative Uses
Jesus warned that if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. The pit or ditch represents judgment and calamity. The harlot is described as a deep ditch. Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it themselves.
Key verses:Matthew 15:14Luke 6:39Proverbs 23:27Proverbs 26:27
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ditch," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ditch," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).