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Numbers 16:34 Cross-References
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“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)
Commentary on Numbers 16:34
All Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them—the Hebrew nuwc (נוּס) means to flee in terror. The ground opening beneath Korah's household produced a za'aqah (צְעָקָה), a cry of distress so horrific that witnesses feared immediate divine judgment upon themselves. Their words "lest the earth swallow us up also" reveal both the terror of God's holiness and recognition that sin brings corporate consequences in covenant community.This fear was godly and necessary—the fear that leads to wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). Israel learned that God's mishpat (מִשְׁפָּט, judgment) is not arbitrary ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 16:34
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“you shall flee”
“the princes”
“the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up”
“saying”