Quotes about Oracle
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
— Ezekiel 27:1
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
— Ezekiel 25:1
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
— Numbers 23:18
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
— Jeremiah 16:1
Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
— Numbers 24:20
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
— Ezekiel 23:1
And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
— Numbers 23:7
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
— Ezekiel 6:1
This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
— Isaiah 13:1
Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
— Numbers 23:5
The general claim of the oracle is that a new regime of peace and well-being will displace the older (Roman) order of violence and extortion.
— Walter Brueggemann
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
— Numbers 24:15