The servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, so they were stronger than we, but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Jeremiah 23:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off? American Standard Version (1901) Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off? Common English Bible The LORD declares, Am I a God who is only nearby and not far off? Catholic Public Domain Version Do you not realize that I am a God close by, says the Lord, and not a God far away? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Am I, think ye, a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? |
The servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, so they were stronger than we, but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
A man of God approached and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord: Because the Arameans have said, ‘The Lord is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys,’ therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
so that they would search for God and perhaps fumble about for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us.