Joshua 3:16
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”Joshua 3:16
What Does Joshua 3:16 Mean?
Joshua 3:16 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 3, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Joshua 3:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 50:2“Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.”Psalms 33:7“He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.”Ezekiel 47:8“Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.”Joshua 3:13“And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.”Psalms 66:6“He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.”Genesis 14:3“All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.”1 Kings 7:46“In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.”Psalms 126:4“Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.”Deuteronomy 3:17“The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.”1 Kings 4:12“Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:”Isaiah 63:12“That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?”Habakkuk 3:8“Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?”Numbers 34:3“Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:”Deuteronomy 1:1“These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.”Psalms 78:13“He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.”Psalms 114:3“The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.”Exodus 14:29“But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.”Numbers 22:1“And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.”Deuteronomy 9:1“Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,”Joshua 4:10“For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.”
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