"Have I nowcomeup withoutthe LORD'Sapproval againstthislandto destroyit? The LORDsaidto me, 'Goup againstthislandand destroyit.'"'"
He saidto him, "I alsoam a prophetlikeyou, and an angelspoketo me by the wordof the LORD,saying,'Bringhim backwith you to your house,that he may eatbreadand drinkwater.'"[But] he liedto him.
Allthe prophetswere prophesyingthus,saying,"Goup to Ramoth-gileadand prosper,for the LORDwill give[it] into the handof the king."
Then the kingof Israelgatheredthe prophetstogether, about fourhundredmen,and saidto them, "Shall I goagainstRamoth-gileadto battleorshall I refrain?"And they said,"Goup, for the Lordwill give[it] into the handof the king."
"Have I nowcomeup withoutthe LORD'Sapproval againstthisplaceto destroyit? The LORDsaidto me, 'Goup againstthislandand destroyit.'"'"
But Neco sentmessengersto him, saying,"Whathave we to do with each other, O Kingof Judah?[I am] not [coming] againstyou todaybut againstthe housewith which I am at war,and Godhas orderedme to hurry.Stopfor your own sake from [interfering with] Godwhois with me, sothat He will not destroyyou."
"But I knowyour sittingdownAnd your goingout and your comingin And your ragingagainstMe.
Ifa trumpetis blownin a citywill not the peopletremble?Ifa calamityoccursin a cityhas not the LORDdoneit?
