Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.
Numbers 21:6 - New International Version (Anglicised) Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Common English Bible So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people and they bit the people. Many of the Israelites died. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them. |
Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.
A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,
‘See, I will send venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,’ declares the Lord.
‘Or if I send wild beasts through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no-one can pass through it because of the beasts,
We should not test Christ, as some of them did – and were killed by snakes.
He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.