Psalm 124:3

New International Reader's Version

Suppose he had not been on our side when their burning anger blazed out against us. Then they would have swallowed us alive.

Cross References

Esther 3:6

But he had found out who Mordecai’s people were. So he didn’t want to kill only Mordecai. He also looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people. They were Jews. He wanted to kill all of them everywhere in the kingdom of Xerxes.

Psalm 27:2

My enemies are evil. They will trip and fall when they attack me and try to swallow me up.

Psalm 35:25

Don’t let them think, “That’s exactly what we wanted!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”

Psalm 57:3

He answers from heaven and saves me. He puts to shame those who chase me. He shows his love and that he is faithful.

Psalm 74:8

They had said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where you were worshiped in the land.

Psalm 76:10

Your anger against sinners brings you praise. Those who live through your anger gather to worship you.

Psalm 83:4

“Come,” they say. “Let’s destroy that whole nation. Then the name of Israel won’t be remembered anymore.”

Psalm 83:5

All of them agree on the evil plans they have made. They join forces against you.

Proverbs 1:12

Let’s swallow them alive, as the grave does. Let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down into the pit.

Jeremiah 51:34

The people of Jerusalem say, “Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has destroyed us. He has thrown us into a panic. He has emptied us out like a jar. Like a snake he has swallowed us up. He has filled his stomach with our rich food. Then he has spit us out of his mouth.”

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The look on his face changed. And he ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.

Jonah 1:17

Now the Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.

Matthew 2:16

Herod realized that the Wise Men had tricked him. So he became very angry. He gave orders about Bethlehem and the area around it. He ordered all the boys two years old and under to be killed. This agreed with the time when the Wise Men had seen the star.

Acts 9:2

He asked the priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus. He wanted to find men and women who belonged to the Way of Jesus. The letters would allow him to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.