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.
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
"Nowtherefore, restorethe man'swife,for he is a prophet,and he will prayfor you and you will live.But ifyou do not restore[her], knowthat you shall surelydie,you and allwhoare yours."
He hada dream,and behold,a ladderwas seton the earthwith its topreachingto heaven;and behold,the angelsof Godwere ascendingand descendingon it.
Then Jacobawokefrom his sleepand said,"Surelythe LORDis in thisplace,and I did not knowit."
Then Josephhada dream,and when he toldit to his brothers,they hatedhim evenmore.
Now he hadstillanotherdream,and relatedit to his brothers,and said,"Lo,I have hadstillanother dream;and behold,the sunand the moonand elevenstarswere bowingdownto me."
Godspoketo Israelin visionsof the nightand said,"Jacob,Jacob."And he said,"HereI am."
But in the samenightthe wordof the LORDcameto Nathan,saying,
Then Solomonawoke,and behold,it was a dream.And he cameto Jerusalemand stoodbeforethe arkof the covenantof the Lord,and offeredburntofferingsand madepeaceofferings,and madea feastfor allhis servants.
In Gibeonthe LORDappearedto Solomonin a dreamat night;and Godsaid,"Askwhat[you wish] me to giveyou."
"In a dream,a visionof the night,When soundsleepfallson men,While they slumberin their beds,
"Amid disquietingthoughtsfrom the visionsof the night,When deepsleepfallson men,
"Do not touchMy anointedones,And doMy prophetsnoharm."
OnceYou spokein visionto Your godlyones,And said,"I have givenhelpto one whois mighty;I have exaltedone chosenfrom the people.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"See,I makeyou [as] Godto Pharaoh,and your brotherAaronshall be your prophet.
"I have heardwhatthe prophetshave saidwho prophesyfalselyin My name,saying,'I hada dream,I hada dream!'
"The prophetwhohasa dreammay relate[his] dream,but let him whohasMy wordspeakMy wordin truth.Whatdoes strawhave [in common] with grain?"declaresthe LORD.
Now it cameabout in the thirtiethyear,on the fifth[day] of the fourthmonth,while I was by the riverChebaramongthe exiles,the heavenswere openedand I sawvisionsof God.
So I was leftaloneand sawthisgreatvision;yet nostrengthwas leftin me, for my naturalcolorturnedto a deathlypallor,and I retainednostrength.
Thenthe mysterywas revealedto Danielin a nightvision.ThenDanielblessedthe Godof heaven;
In the firstyearof Belshazzarkingof BabylonDanielsawa dreamand visionsin his mind[as he lay] on his bed;thenhe wrotethe dreamdown[and] relatedthe [following] summaryof it.
I lookedin the vision,and while I was lookingI was in the citadelof Susa,whichis in the provinceof Elam;and I lookedin the visionand I myselfwas besidethe UlaiCanal.
Is there iniquity[in] Gilead?Surelythey are worthless.In Gilgalthey sacrificebulls,Yes,their altarsare like the stoneheapsBesidethe furrowsof the field.
"For behold,in thosedaysand at that time,WhenI restorethe fortunesof Judahand Jerusalem,
I sawat night,and behold,a manwas ridingon a redhorse,and he was standingamongthe myrtletreeswhichwere in the ravine,with red,sorreland whitehorsesbehindhim.
The oracleof him who hearsthe wordsof God,Whoseesthe visionof the Almighty,Fallingdown,yet having his eyesuncovered,
But when he had consideredthis,behold,an angelof the Lordappearedto him in a dream,saying,"Joseph,sonof David,do not be afraidto takeMaryas your wife;for the Child whohas been conceivedin her is of the HolySpirit.
But when Heroddied,behold,an angelof the Lordappearedin a dreamto Josephin Egypt,and said,
"Soyou testifyagainst yourselves,that you are sonsof thosewho murderedthe prophets.
"Therefore,behold,I am sendingyou prophetsand wise menand scribes;someof them you will killand crucify,and someof them you will scourgein your synagogues,and persecutefrom cityto city,
"Jerusalem,Jerusalem,who killsthe prophetsand stonesthosewho are sentto her! How oftenI wantedto gatheryour childrentogether,the waya hengathersher chicksunderher wings,and you were unwilling.
While he was sittingon the judgment seat,his wifesenthim [a message], saying,"Have nothingto do with that righteous Man;for last nightI sufferedgreatlyin a dreambecauseof Him."
And an angelof the Lordappearedto him, standingto the rightof the altarof incense.
But when he cameout, he was unableto speakto them; and they realizedthat he had seena visionin the temple;and he kept making signsto them, and remainedmute.
"But ifwe say,'From men,'allthe peoplewill stone us to death,for they are convincedthat Johnwas a prophet."
and he sawthe skyopenedup, and an objectlikea greatsheetcomingdown, loweredby fourcornersto the ground,
NowwhilePeterwas greatly perplexedin mindas to whatthe visionwhichhe had seenmight be, behold,the menwho had been sentby Cornelius,having asked directionsfor Simon'shouse,appearedat the gate;
And He gavesome[as] apostles,and some[as] prophets,and some[as] evangelists,and some[as] pastorsand teachers,
"The LORDyour Godwill raiseup for you a prophetlikeme from amongyou, from your countrymen,you shall listento him.
I will raiseup a prophetfrom amongtheir countrymenlikeyou, and I will putMy wordsin his mouth,and he shall speakto them allthat I commandhim.
God,after He spokelong agoto the fathersin the prophetsin many portionsand in many ways,
And thosewho dwellon the earth[will] rejoiceoverthem and celebrate;and they will sendgiftsto one another,becausethesetwoprophetstormentedthosewho dwellon the earth.
"And I will grant[authority] to my twowitnesses,and they will prophesyfor twelvehundredand sixtydays,clothedin sackcloth."
When Saulinquiredof the LORD,the LORDdid not answerhim, eitherby dreamsorby Urimorby prophets.
So Samuellaydownuntilmorning.Then he openedthe doorsof the houseof the LORD.But Samuelwas afraidto tellthe visionto Eli.
And the LORDappearedagainat Shiloh,becausethe LORDrevealedHimself to Samuelat Shilohby the wordof the LORD.
