Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Then the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many Israelites were bitten and died. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them. Genesis 3:14,15 And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. . . . Deuteronomy 8:15 And was thy leader in the great and terrible wilderness, wherein there was the serpent burning with his breath, and the scorpion and the dipsas, and no waters at all: who brought forth streams out of the hardest rock, Isaiah 14:29 Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, that the rod of him that struck thee is broken in pieces: for out of the root of the serpent shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall swallow the bird. Isaiah 30:6 The burden of the beasts of the south. In a land of trouble and distress, from whence come the lioness, and the lion, the viper and the flying basilisk, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of beasts, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels to a people that shall not be able to profit them. Jeremiah 8:17 For behold I will send among you serpents, basilisks, against which there is no charm: and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. Amos 9:3,4 Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. . . . 1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent. Context The Bronze Serpent…5And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. 6Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them.7Upon which they came to Moses, and said; We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent. Deuteronomy 8:15 And was thy leader in the great and terrible wilderness, wherein there was the serpent burning with his breath, and the scorpion and the dipsas, and no waters at all: who brought forth streams out of the hardest rock, Jeremiah 8:17 For behold I will send among you serpents, basilisks, against which there is no charm: and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. Ezekiel 14:15 And if I shall bring mischievous beasts also upon the land to waste it, and it be desolate, so that there is none that can pass because of the beasts: Jump to Previous Bit Bite Bites Burning Cause Death Die Died Israel Israelites Numbers Poison-Snakes Serpents Snakes VenomousJump to Next Bit Bite Bites Burning Cause Death Die Died Israel Israelites Numbers Poison-Snakes Serpents Snakes VenomousLinks Numbers 21:6 NIVNumbers 21:6 NLT Numbers 21:6 ESV Numbers 21:6 NASB Numbers 21:6 Bible Apps Numbers 21:6 Biblia Paralela Numbers 21:6 Chinese Bible Numbers 21:6 French Bible Numbers 21:6 German Bible Alphabetical: among and bit died fiery Israel Israelites LORD many of people sent serpents snakes so that the them Then they venomous OT Law: Numbers 21:6 Yahweh sent fiery serpents among the people (Nu Num.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |