God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He said, “Here I am.”
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- KJV And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- BSB And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
- NKJV Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”
- NASB And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”
- NLT During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “Here I am,” Jacob replied.
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- Gen 15:1After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
- Job 33:14–15For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention.
- Num 12:6He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.
- 1 Sam 3:10Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”
- 1 Sam 3:4Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, “Here I am.”
- 2 Chr 26:5He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him prosper.
- Job 4:13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- Dan 2:19Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- Acts 10:3At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
- Acts 9:4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
- Acts 16:9A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”
- Acts 9:10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”
- Gen 22:11Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
- Gen 22:1After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
- Gen 31:11The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
- Exod 3:3–4Moses said, “I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
- Num 24:4he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
- Gen 15:13He said to Abram, “Know for sure that your offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.
- Acts 10:13A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”
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