Numbers 16:32
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.”
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“and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who <FI>are<Fi> for Korah, and all the goods,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 16:32 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:11Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
- Numbers 4:18“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.
- Numbers 16:17Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
- Numbers 16:30But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
- Numbers 26:10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
- Numbers 26:11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
- Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
- Deuteronomy 11:6and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
- 1 Chronicles 6:22The descendants of Kohath:
- 1 Chronicles 6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
- Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
- Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
- Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
- Revelation 12:16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
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