Numbers 16:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:21 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:21 — KJV
“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”
— Numbers 16:21 (KJV)
Numbers 16:21 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 16:21
“Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:21: among, congregation, may
“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:21: may, consume, moment
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:21: yourselves, congregation, may
“And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? Ye take...: Heb. It is much for you”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:21: yourselves, among, congregation
“Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. a mighty...: Heb. a prince of God”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:21: among, may
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