Then Josephhada dream,and when he toldit to his brothers,they hatedhim evenmore.
But Godcameto Abimelechin a dreamof the night,and saidto him, "Behold,you are a deadman becauseof the womanwhomyou have taken,for she is married."
He hada dream,and behold,a ladderwas seton the earthwith its topreachingto heaven;and behold,the angelsof Godwere ascendingand descendingon it.
"And it cameabout at the timewhen the flockwere matingthat I liftedup my eyesand sawin a dream,and behold,the malegoatswhich were mating[were] striped,speckled,and mottled.
"Then the angelof Godsaidto me in the dream,'Jacob,'and I said,'HereI am.'
His brotherssawthat their fatherlovedhim morethanallhis brothers;and [so] they hatedhim and couldnot speakto him on friendlyterms.
He saidto them, "Pleaselistento thisdreamwhichI have had;
Then his brotherssaidto him, "Are you actuallygoing to reignoverus? Orare you reallygoing to ruleover us?" So they hatedhim evenmorefor his dreamsand for his words.
Then the cupbearerand the bakerfor the kingof Egypt,whowere confinedin jail,bothhada dreamthe samenight,eachmanwith his [own] dream[and] eachdreamwith its [own] interpretation.
Now it happenedat the endof two fullyearsthat Pharaohhada dream,and behold,he was standingby the Nile.
Josephrememberedthe dreamswhichhe hadabout them, and saidto them, "You are spies;you have cometo lookat the undefendedpartsof our land."
"The archersbitterlyattacked him, And shot[at him] and harassedhim;
In Gibeonthe LORDappearedto Solomonin a dreamat night;and Godsaid,"Askwhat[you wish] me to giveyou."
The secretof the LORDis for those who fearHim, And He will make them knowHis covenant.
Now in the secondyearof the reignof Nebuchadnezzar,Nebuchadnezzarhaddreams;and his spiritwas troubledand his sleeplefthim.
"I sawa dreamand it mademe fearful;and [these] fantasies[as I lay] on my bedand the visionsin my mindkeptalarmingme.
"It will comeabout afterthisThat I will pourout My Spiriton allmankind;And your sonsand daughterswill prophesy,Your oldmenwill dreamdreams,Your youngmenwill seevisions.
Surelythe LordGODdoesnothingUnlessHe revealsHis secretcounselTo His servantsthe prophets.
He said,"HearnowMy words:Ifthere is a prophetamong you, I, the LORD,shall makeMyself knownto him in a vision.I shall speakwith him in a dream.
"I have giventhem Your word;and the worldhas hatedthem, becausethey are not of the world,evenas I amnot of the world.
