But Abram said, “Lord, my Master, how can I be sure that I will get this land?”
2 Kings 20:8 - Easy To Read Version Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord on the third day? American Standard Version (1901) And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that Jehovah will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of Jehovah the third day? Common English Bible Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What is the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I’ll be able to go up to the LORD’s temple in three days?” Catholic Public Domain Version But Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I will ascend to the temple of the Lord on the third day?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Ezechias had said to Isaias: What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the temple of the Lord the third day? |
But Abram said, “Lord, my Master, how can I be sure that I will get this land?”
“This will be the sign to prove I will help you: This year you will eat {the grain} that grows by itself. Next year you will eat the grain that comes up from that seed. But in the third year you will gather the grain from the seeds that you planted. You will plant fields of grapes and eat the grapes from them.
“Go back and speak to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestor [244] David says: I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears. So I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to the temple of the Lord.
Then Isaiah said, “Make a mixture of figs [245] {and put it on the sore place}.”
Isaiah said, “{Which do you want?} Should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? [246] This is the sign for you from the Lord to show that the Lord will do the thing he said he would do.”
{\cf2\super [364]} Then Isaiah told Hezekiah, “You should crush figs together and put them on your sore, then you will become well.”
{\cf2\super [361]} But Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What is the sign from the Lord that proves \{I will become well? What is the sign that proves\} I will be able to go to the Lord’s temple? {\cf2\super [362]} ”
The Lord said, “Ask for a sign to prove to yourself that these things are true. You can ask for any sign you want. The sign can come from a place as deep as Sheol, {\cf2\super [83]} or the sign can come from a place as high as the skies. {\cf2\super [84]} ”
After two days he will bring us back\par to life.\par He will raise us up on the third day.\par Then we can live near him.\par
“One time there was a Pharisee {\cf2\super [283]} and a tax collector. {\cf2\super [284]} One day they both went to the temple {\cf2\super [285]} to pray.
This is how you will know him: You will find a baby wrapped in pieces of cloth and lying in a feeding box.”
Then Gideon said to the Lord, “If you are pleased with me, give me proof that you really are the Lord.