During the night, God spoke to Israel in a dream. God said, “Jacob, Jacob.”
Job 33:14 - Easy To Read Version But maybe God does explain\par what he does.\par Maybe God speaks in ways that\par people don’t understand.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For God speaketh once, Yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For God [does reveal His will; He] speaks not only once, but more than once, even though men do not regard it [including you, Job]. American Standard Version (1901) For God speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not. Common English Bible God speaks in one way, in two ways, but no one perceives it. Catholic Public Domain Version God speaks once, and he does not repeat the same thing a second time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time. |
During the night, God spoke to Israel in a dream. God said, “Jacob, Jacob.”
The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they refused to listen.
I spoke once,\par but I won’t speak again.\par I spoke twice,\par but I won’t say anything more.”\par
God says there is one thing\par you can really depend on\par (and I believe it):\par “Strength comes from God!”\par
My Master, your love is real.\par You reward or punish a person\par for the things he does.\par
“But you refused to listen to me. I tried to help. I offered my hand—but you refused to accept my help.
I will not help because you never wanted my knowledge. You refused to fear and respect the Lord.
Then the Lord said, “Go and tell this to the people: ‘Listen closely, but don’t understand! Look closely, but don’t learn!’
During the first year that Belshazzar was king of Babylon, {\cf2\super [71]} Daniel had a dream. Daniel saw these visions {\cf2\super [72]} while he was lying on his bed. Daniel wrote what he had dreamed about.
So these people show that the things Isaiah said about them are true:
Then Jesus said to the two men, “You are foolish and slow to realize what is true. You should believe everything the prophets {\cf2\super [391]} said.
People are judged by this fact: The Light (goodness) has come into the world. But people did not want light. They wanted darkness (sin). Why? Because they were doing evil things.