申命记 9:18
And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
Context
This verse from 申命记 Chapter 9 connects to 7 cross-references. 巴兰宣告最后一段神谕：预言以色列必兴盛，迦南各民族将被征服，并提到「有星要出于雅各，有杖要兴于以色列」。他又预言亚玛力、基尼和亚述的命运，然后返回本地。
其他译本
And I fell down before Jehovah, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water; because of all your sin which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
and I throw myself before Jehovah, as at first, forty days and forty nights; bread I have not eaten, and water I have not drunk, because of all your sins which ye have sinned, by doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to make Him angry.
And I went down on my face before the Lord, as at the first, for forty days and forty nights, without taking food or drinking water, because of all your sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and moving him to wrath.
交叉参考
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