Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 5:27 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Numbers 5:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 5 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Numbers 5:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 5:27
The divine judgment manifests physically—the bitter water enters her body, and if she has defiled herself, it causes her belly to swell and thigh to rot. The public nature of this judgment serves both as vindication or condemnation. If guilty, her sin is exposed; if innocent, her integrity is publicly confirmed. The curse makes the adulteress an object lesson among her people, demonstrating that sexual sin brings tangible consequences. This reflects the Reformed principle that while salvation is by grace, sin still produces temporal consequences even for believers.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 5:27
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“as you were a curse among the nations”
“with the famine”
“the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath has been poured forth on the inhabitants of Jerusalem”
“a taunt and a curse”
“And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee”
“that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there”
“saying”
“a proverb”
“whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.”
“and as sharp as a two-edged sword.”