My heart tells me to pray to you, ¹  and I do pray to you, O Lord. ² 

The faithful witness ¹  tells what is right, ²  but a false witness ³  speaks ⁴  deceit.

But Micaiah said, “As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord tells me to say.”

But Micaiah said, “As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what my God tells me to say!”

The one who tells the truth ¹  will endure forever, but the one who lies ²  will last only for a moment. ³ 

We will obey what the Lord our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us.” ¹ 

The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves ¹  to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

“Find Jeremiah ¹  and look out for him. ²  Do not do anything to harm him, ³  but do with him whatever he tells you.”

When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt, ¹  “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond ¹  the commandment ²  of the Lord to do either good or evil of my own will, ³  but whatever the Lord tells me I must speak’?

Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. ¹  He is such a wicked person ²  that no one tells him anything!”

Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. ¹  Run for safety! Do not delay! For I am about to bring disaster out of the north. It will bring great destruction. ²