King Ben Hadad’s officers said to him, “The gods of Israel are mountain gods. We fought in a mountain area. So the people of Israel won. So let’s fight them on the flat land. Then we will win.
Jeremiah 23:23 - Easy To Read Version “I am God, and I am always near!”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “I am not far away!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off? American Standard Version (1901) Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off? Common English Bible The LORD declares, Am I a God who is only nearby and not far off? Catholic Public Domain Version Do you not realize that I am a God close by, says the Lord, and not a God far away? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Am I, think ye, a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? |
King Ben Hadad’s officers said to him, “The gods of Israel are mountain gods. We fought in a mountain area. So the people of Israel won. So let’s fight them on the flat land. Then we will win.
A man of God [222] came to the king of Israel with this message: “The Lord said, ‘{The people of} Aram said that I, the Lord, am God of the mountains. They think that I am not also the God of the valleys. So I will allow you to defeat this big army. Then you will know that I am the Lord {in every place}!’”
God wanted the people to look for him. Maybe they could search all around for him and find him. But he is not far from any of us: