^9 (A)And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

^3 (A)But God came to Abimelech ^(B)in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife.”

^20 (A)And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; ^(B)but only do what I tell you.”

⁵¹ He did not say this of his own accord, but ^(A)being high priest that year ^(B)he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

²⁴ For ^(A)false christs and ^(B)false prophets will arise and ^(C)perform great signs and wonders, ^(D)so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

^22 (A)On that day ^(B)many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not ^(C)prophesy in your name, and cast out demons ^(D)in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’

^31 (A)While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, ^32 (B)and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, ^(C)until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”

⁴⁵ just as ^(A)you saw that ^(B)a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that ^(C)it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A ^(D)great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

¹⁴ Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” ¹⁵ He said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.”

² The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, ^(A)“A staff.”