Numbers 16:33

New International Reader's Version

They went down into the grave alive. Everything they owned went down with them. The ground closed over them and they died. And so they disappeared from the community.

Cross References

Psalm 141:7

They will say, “As clumps of dirt are left from plowing up the ground, so our bones will be scattered near an open grave.”

Psalm 143:7

Lord, answer me quickly. I’m growing weak. Don’t turn your face away from me, or I will be like those who go down into the grave.

Psalm 55:15

Let death take my enemies by surprise. Let them be buried alive, because their hearts and homes are full of evil.

Psalm 55:16

But I call out to God. And the Lord saves me.

Psalm 55:23

God, you will bring sinners down to the grave. Murderers and liars won’t live out even half of their lives. But I trust in you.

Psalm 69:15

Don’t let the floods cover me. Don’t let the deep water swallow me up. Don’t let the grave close its mouth over me.

Psalm 9:15

The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

Isaiah 14:15

But now you have been brought down to the place of the dead. You have been thrown into the deepest part of the pit.

Isaiah 14:9

“King of Babylon, many people in the place of the dead are really excited. They’re excited about meeting you when you go down there. The spirits of the dead get up to welcome you. At one time all of them were leaders in the world. They were kings over the nations. They get up from their thrones.

Isaiah 38:18

People in the grave can’t praise you. Dead people can’t sing praise to you. Those who go down to the grave can’t hope for you to be faithful to them.

Ezekiel 31:14

So trees that receive plenty of water must never grow so high that it makes them proud. Their tops must never be above the rest of the leaves. No other trees that receive a lot of water must ever grow that high. They are appointed to die and go down into the earth below. They will join human beings, who go down to the place of the dead.”

Ezekiel 32:18

“Son of man, weep over the huge army of Egypt. Tell the Egyptians they will go down into the earth below. The women singers from the other mighty nations will go down into the grave along with them and others.

Ezekiel 32:30

“All the princes of the north are there too. So are all the people of Sidon. They went down into the grave in dishonor. While they were alive, they used their power to spread terror. They had never been circumcised. But now they lie down there with those who were killed by swords. Their shame is like the shame of others who go down into the grave.

Numbers 16:32

It opened its mouth. It swallowed up those men. In fact, it swallowed up everyone who lived in their houses. It swallowed all Korah’s men. And it swallowed up everything they owned.

Numbers 16:34

All the Israelites around them heard their cries. They ran away from them. They shouted, “The ground is going to swallow us up too!”

Numbers 22:33

The donkey saw me. It turned away from me three times. Suppose it had not turned away. Then I would certainly have killed you by now. But I would have spared the donkey.”

Numbers 26:11

But the family line of Korah didn’t die out completely.

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger will start a fire. It will burn all the way down to the kingdom of the dead. It will eat up the earth and its crops. It will set the base of the mountains on fire.

Jude 1:11

How terrible it will be for them! They have followed the way of Cain. They have rushed into the same mistake Balaam made. They did it because they loved money. They are like Korah. He turned against his leaders. These people will certainly be destroyed, just as Korah was.