EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Numbers 16:34
34When the other Israelites heard those men shout, they ran away quickly. They were saying, ‘Help! The ground might eat us too!’
Numbers 16:34 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”
Context of Numbers 16:34
32Like a big mouth, it ate those men, their families and everything that belonged to them. The earth covered Korah, all his group and everything that belonged to them. 33They all went down into the deep grave while they were still alive. The ground closed over them and they died, no longer part of God's people. When the other Israelites heard those men shout, they ran away quickly. They were saying, ‘Help! The ground might eat us too!’ 35Then the Lord sent fire down. It killed the 250 men who were offering the incense to God. 36The Lord said to Moses,
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:34 word by word
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נָ֣סוּ לְקֹלָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָֽמְר֔וּ פֶּן־תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 16:34
- Isaiah 33:3When they hear the noise of battle, the nations run away. When you go to war, they run in every direction!
- Zechariah 14:5In the time of Uzziah, king of Judah, you ran away when the earth moved. You will do this again. Then the Lord will come. And all those who are holy will come with him.
- Revelation 6:15Then everyone on the earth hid themselves. They went to the mountains and they hid among the rocks and in holes in the rocks. Everyone tried to hide, even the kings and the rulers. The soldiers' leaders, the rich people and other powerful people all went to hide. Everyone hid, whether they were slaves or free people.
- Numbers 17:12The Israelites said to Moses, ‘We will all die!
Commentaries on Numbers 16:34
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to countenance and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those who would not perish with sinners, must come out from among them, and be separate. It was in answer to the prayer of Moses, that God stirred up the hearts of the congregation to remove for their own safety. Grace to separate from evil-doers is one of the things that accompany salvation. God, in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35The 250 Israelite leaders tried to offer incense even though they were not priests. Their fate was like that of Nadab and Abihu, who also offered unauthorized fire before the Lord (Leviticus 10:1–2). They also shared the same judgment as those who complained about the hardships in the wilderness (Numbers 11:1; compare 2 Kings 1:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3428-34. Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works--The awful catastrophe of the earthquake which, as predicted by Moses, swallowed up those impious rebels in a living tomb, gave the divine attestation to the mission of Moses and struck the spectators with solemn awe.Read the comment
Topics related to Numbers 16:34
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Numbers 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
EasyEnglish Bible 2018 — Copyright © MissionAssist 2018
Commentaries