Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, ‘Is there any word from the Lord?’ ‘Yes,’ Jeremiah replied, ‘you will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.’
Numbers 23:17 - New International Version (Anglicised) So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials. Balak asked him, ‘What did the Lord say?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he returned to Balak, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said? American Standard Version (1901) And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken? Common English Bible Balaam approached Balak, who was standing by his entirely burned offering with the officials of Moab. Balak said to him, “What did the LORD say?” Catholic Public Domain Version Returning, he found him standing next to his holocaust, and the leaders of the Moabites were with him. And Balak said to him, "What has the Lord spoken?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Returning he found him standing by his burnt-sacrifice, and the princes of the Moabites with him. And Balac said to him: What hath the Lord spoken? |
Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, ‘Is there any word from the Lord?’ ‘Yes,’ Jeremiah replied, ‘you will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.’
The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, ‘Go back to Balak and give him this word.’
Then he spoke his message: ‘Arise, Balak, and listen; hear me, son of Zippor.
Balaam answered, ‘Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?’
‘What was it he said to you?’ Eli asked. ‘Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you.’