Numbers 16:34
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:34 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:34 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:34 — KJV
“And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.”
— Numbers 16:34 (KJV)
Numbers 16:34 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 16:34
“Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:34: israel, round, about
“Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:34: israel, round, about
“When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:34: round, lest, earth
“For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:34: round, about, also
“Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:34: israel, cry, also
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