Then he sent a messenger to Elisha. Elisha was at home at the time, and the important leaders of Israel were meeting with him. Even before the king's messenger arrived, Elisha told the leaders, “That murderer is sending someone to cut off my head. When you see him coming, shut the door and don't let him in. I'm sure the king himself will be just behind him.”
Jeremiah 11:18Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012Some people plotted to kill me. And like a lamb being led to the butcher, I knew nothing about their plans. But then the LORD told me that they had planned to chop me down like a tree— fruit and all— so that no one would ever remember me again. See the chapter |
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