Numbers 5:22

And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

Cross-reference

Numbers 5:27 repeats the same curse effect: the water causes swelling and fall, directly restating the process described in verse 22.

Numbers 5:18 Historical context

In Numbers 5:18, the priest prepares the bitter water; this verse is the subsequent curse pronouncement, part of the same ritual.

Deuteronomy 27:15-26 also uses the 'Amen' response to a series of curses, reinforcing the covenantal curse oath ritual.

Job 31:22 Parallel

Job 31:22 invokes a bodily curse upon himself if guilty, mirroring the physical curse on the woman in Numbers 5:22.

Psalm 7:5 Parallel

Psalm 7:5 invokes a self‑curse upon David if guilty, echoing the curse invoked in Numbers 5:22's bitter water ordeal.

Psalm 72:19 Parallel

Psalm 72:19 ends with 'Amen and Amen,' matching the double amen response in Numbers 5:22 as a solemn affirmation.

Psalm 89:52 Parallel

Psalm 89:52 concludes with 'Amen and Amen,' the same double amen found in Numbers 5:22, used here as a doxological closure.

Psalm 109:18 pictures cursing soaking into the body like water, vivid imagery matching the curse water entering the stomach in Numbers.

In Nehemiah 5:13, the congregation says 'Amen' to a curse on oath-breakers, mirroring the woman's 'Amen, Amen' response to the bitter water curse.

In Deuteronomy 22:22, adultery is punished by death, whereas Numbers 5:22 describes a trial by ordeal for suspected adultery—different legal approaches.

Ezekiel 3:3 Contrast

Ezekiel 3:3 describes eating a scroll that fills the stomach sweetly, contrasting with the bitter curse water that enters the stomach.