“Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife gave me two sons.

You have heard; now look at all the evidence! Will you not admit that what I say is true? From this point on I am announcing to you new events that are previously unrevealed and you do not know about.

‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’

I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know.

Joseph said to them, “What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”

“You must not oppress a foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods” – gods whom you have not previously known – “and let us serve them.”

some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods” (whom you have not known before).

“(For you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we crossed through the nations as we traveled.

You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.

and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known.

if the king becomes angry and asks you, ‘Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the wall?

When Jehu rejoined his master’s servants, they asked him, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman visit you?” He replied, “Ah, it’s not important. You know what kind of man he is and the kinds of things he says.”

So I will throw you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your ancestors have ever known. There you must worship other gods day and night, for I will show you no mercy.’”

“Say to the rebellious house of Israel: ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Say: ‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.