Numbers 5:21
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;”Numbers 5:21
What Does Numbers 5:21 Mean?
Numbers 5:21 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 5, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Numbers 5:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joshua 6:26“And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.”1 Samuel 14:24“And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.”Nehemiah 10:29“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;”Jeremiah 29:22“And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;”Genesis 24:3“And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:”2 Chronicles 21:15“And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.”Proverbs 10:7“The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.”Isaiah 65:15“And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:”Matthew 26:74“Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.”
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