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Topical Bible: Omen

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Omen</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/o/omen.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/philippians/1-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/o/omen.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Omen</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/o/omega--alpha_and_omega,_the_all-comprehensiveness_of_christ.htm" title="Omega: Alpha and Omega, the All-Comprehensiveness of Christ">&#9668;</a> Omen <a href="/topical/o/omens.htm" title="Omens">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> &#8226; <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In the context of the Bible, an omen is generally understood as a sign or phenomenon that is believed to foretell future events. The concept of omens is closely related to the broader biblical themes of prophecy, divine revelation, and the discernment of God's will. While the Bible does not explicitly use the term "omen," it addresses the idea through various narratives and teachings, often cautioning against reliance on such signs apart from God's revelation.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>The Old Testament contains numerous instances where signs are given by God to communicate His will or to confirm His promises. For example, in <a href="/genesis/9-12.htm">Genesis 9:12-13</a>, God establishes the rainbow as a sign of His covenant with Noah: "And God said, 'This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.'" <br><br>However, the Old Testament also warns against the interpretation of omens apart from divine instruction. In <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>, the Israelites are explicitly forbidden from engaging in practices associated with divination and interpreting omens: "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable things the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you." <br><br><b>Prophetic Signs</b><br><br>Prophets in the Old Testament often performed signs that could be considered omens, but these were always under the direct command of God. For instance, Isaiah's prophecy to King Ahaz included a sign from God: "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel." (<a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a>) Such signs were meant to confirm God's word and were not to be confused with pagan practices of omen interpretation.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the desire for signs and omens among the people. In <a href="/matthew/12-38.htm">Matthew 12:38-39</a>, some of the scribes and Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign, to which He responds, "A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." Here, Jesus emphasizes faith and repentance over the seeking of miraculous signs.<br><br>The New Testament also warns against false prophets and deceptive signs. In <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a>, Jesus cautions, "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible." This underscores the importance of discernment and reliance on God's truth rather than on signs alone.<br><br><b>Christian Perspective on Omens</b><br><br>From a biblical standpoint, omens are not to be sought or trusted apart from God's revelation. The Bible consistently points believers to seek God's will through prayer, Scripture, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit rather than through superstitious or pagan practices. The emphasis is on a relationship with God and trust in His sovereign plan, rather than on interpreting signs or omens.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1426.htm"><span class="l">1426. dusphemia -- to use evil words, to speak ill of</span></a> <br><b>...</b> dusphemia Phonetic Spelling: (doos-fay-mee&#39;-ah) Short Definition: evil report,<br> defamation Definition: evil report, defamation, words of ill <b>omen</b>. evil report. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1426.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5059.htm"><span class="l">5059. teras -- a wonder, marvel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> word Definition a wonder, marvel NASB Word Usage wonders (16). wonder. Of uncertain<br> affinity; a prodigy or <b>omen</b> -- wonder. (terasi) -- 1 Occurrence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5059.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2176.htm"><span class="l">2176. euonumos -- of good name, euph. for left</span></a> <br><b>...</b> euonumos Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-o&#39;-noo-mos) Short Definition: on the left-hand<br> side, left Definition: (lit: well-named, to avoid the evil <b>omen</b> attaching to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2176.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5600.htm"><span class="l">5600. o -- may, might</span></a> <br><b>...</b> flower of her age, should stand, were. see GREEK eimi. see GREEK ei. (<b>omen</b>) --<br> 3 Occurrences. 5599, 5600. o. 5601 . Strong&#39;s Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5600.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/544.htm"><span class="l">544. <b>omen</b> -- faithfulness</span></a><br><b>...</b> 543, 544. <b>omen</b>. 545 . faithfulness. Transliteration: <b>omen</b> Phonetic Spelling:<br> (oh-men&#39;) Short Definition: faithfulness. <b>...</b> 543, 544. <b>omen</b>. 545 . Strong&#39;s Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/544.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5173.htm"><span class="l">5173. nachash -- divination, enchantment</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5172, 5173. nachash. 5174 . divination, enchantment. Transliteration: nachash<br> Phonetic Spelling: (nakh&#39;-ash) Short Definition: <b>omen</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5173.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5172.htm"><span class="l">5172. nachash -- to practice divination, observe signs</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), divined (1), enchantments (1), indeed practice divination (1), indeed uses<br> (1), interprets omens (1), practice divination (1), took as an <b>omen</b> (1), used <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5172.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/547.htm"><span class="l">547. omnah -- pillar</span></a><br><b>...</b> of aman, qv. pillar Feminine active participle of &#39;<b>omen</b> (in the original sense of<br> supporting); a column -- pillar. see HEBREW &#39;<b>omen</b>. 546, 547. omnah. 548 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/547.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/551.htm"><span class="l">551. omnam -- verily, truly</span></a><br><b>...</b> indeed, no doubt, surely, it is. Adverb from &#39;<b>omen</b>; verily -- indeed, no doubt,<br> surely, (it is, of a) true(-ly, -th). see HEBREW &#39;<b>omen</b>. 550, 551. omnam. 552 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/551.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/545.htm"><span class="l">545. omnah -- bringing up, nourishment</span></a><br><b>...</b> brought up. Feminine of &#39;<b>omen</b> (in the specific sense of training); tutelage -- brought<br> up. see HEBREW &#39;<b>omen</b>. 544, 545. omnah. 546 . Strong&#39;s Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/545.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm"><span class="l">226. oth -- a sign</span></a><br><b>...</b> Probably from &#39;uwth (in the sense of appearing); a signal (literally or figuratively),<br> as a flag, beacon, monument, <b>omen</b>, prodigy, evidence, etc. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/226.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4159.htm"><span class="l">4159. mopheth -- a wonder, sign, portent</span></a><br><b>...</b> Or mopheth {mo-faith&#39;}; from yaphah in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle;<br> by implication, a token or <b>omen</b> -- miracle, sign, wonder(-ed at). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4159.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/546.htm"><span class="l">546. omnah -- verily, truly, indeed</span></a><br><b>...</b> indeed. Feminine form of &#39;<b>omen</b> (in its usual sense); adverb, surely -- indeed.<br> see HEBREW &#39;<b>omen</b>. 545, 546. omnah. 547 . Strong&#39;s Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/546.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_divination_by_auguries_omens.htm"><span class="l">Whether Divination by Auguries, Omens, and by Like Observations of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Yet Gedeon made use of an <b>omen</b>, when he listened to the relation and interpreting<br> of a dream (Judges 7:15): and Eliezer, Abraham&#39;s servant, acted in like <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether divination by auguries omens.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/22_if_any_one_wishes.htm"><span class="l">If any one Wishes to Hear the Arrangements for My Journey from <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> cradle of the Saviour. I saw also the lake of ill-<b>omen</b>. Nor did I <b>...</b> cradle<br> of the Saviour. I saw also the lake of ill-<b>omen</b>. Nor did I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../22 if any one wishes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_exhortation_to_chastity/chapter_xiii_examples_from_among_the.htm"><span class="l">Examples from among the Heathen, as Well as from the Church, to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> legitimately marrying, have a woman never married but once appointed them as<br> brideswoman; and if you say that &quot;this is for the sake of the <b>omen</b>,&quot; of course it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on exhortation to chastity/chapter xiii examples from among the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/darius_the_great/chapter_xii_the_death_of.htm"><span class="l">The Death of Darius.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The <b>omen</b> which seemed to him to portend success to the enterprise in which he had<br> undertaken to act as guide, was merely that he dreamed one night that he saw <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/darius the great/chapter xii the death of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_stromata_or_miscellanies/chapter_iv_the_heathens_made_gods.htm"><span class="l">The Heathens Made Gods Like Themselves, Whence Springs all <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> It was a clever remark of Antiphon, who (when one regarded it as an ill <b>omen</b> that<br> the sow had eaten her pigs), on seeing her emaciated through the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter iv the heathens made gods.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/7_but_why_do_i.htm"><span class="l">But Why do I Speak of These Trifles? what Man is There who is <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> public"what was done with his head when cut off, or in what place it was shut up,<br> and the whole affair carefully concealed, in order that the <b>omen</b> which the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/7 but why do i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origen_against_celsus/chapter_xciv_but_if_the.htm"><span class="l">But if the Soul of Birds is to be Esteemed Divine Because Future <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ulysses, the friend of Homer&#39;s Pallas Athene, was not divine, but understanding<br> the words spoken by this &quot;divine&quot; grinder of corn as an <b>omen</b>, rejoiced, as the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter xciv but if the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_we_ought_to_distinguish.htm"><span class="l">Whether we Ought to Distinguish Several Species of Divination?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> object men&#39;s words uttered unintentionally, which someone twist so as to apply to<br> the future that he wishes to foreknow, then it is called an &quot;<b>omen</b>&quot;: and as <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether we ought to distinguish.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_261_christs_struggles_of.htm"><span class="l">Christ&#39;s Struggles of Soul, and Submission to the Divine Will. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is supposed by some that the Bath-Col was nothing else but a subjective<br> interpretation of the Divine voice in thunder, considered as an <b>omen</b> or Divine sign <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 261 christs struggles of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/conybeare/a_grammar_of_septuagint_greek/verbs_72-84.htm"><span class="l">Verbs, 72-84</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Dt.14:33. PERFECT. Is.8:14 pepoithos es. Is.10:20, 17:8 pepoithotes <b>omen</b>.<br> Nb.22:12 estin gar eulogemenos. <b>...</b> James 5:16 e pepoiekos. 2 Cor.1:19 pepoithotes <b>omen</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/conybeare/a grammar of septuagint greek/verbs 72-84.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/o/omen.htm"><span class="l"><b>Omen</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (vt) To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions<br> regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to <b>omen</b> ill of an enterprise. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/omen.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/immanuel.htm"><span class="l">Immanuel (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is evident that the prophet had first intended an <b>omen</b> of deliverance and blessing<br> (Isaiah 7:4, 7). Did the king's lack of faith alter the nature of the sign <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/immanuel.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sign.htm"><span class="l">Sign (181 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of<br> some deity; a prodigy; an <b>omen</b>. <b>...</b> 21. (vi) To be a sign or <b>omen</b>. 22. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sign.htm - 46k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/omega.htm"><span class="l">Omega (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/omega.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/divination.htm"><span class="l">Divination (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) An indication of what is future or secret; augury <b>omen</b>; conjectural presage;<br> prediction. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIVINATION. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/divination.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/omens.htm"><span class="l">Omens (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/omens.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/left.htm"><span class="l">Left (3923 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> sema'li, &quot;belonging to the left,&quot; &quot;situated on the left&quot;; aristeros, and<br> euphemistically euonumos, literally, &quot;having a good name,&quot; &quot;of good <b>omen</b>&quot;): The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/left.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wool.htm"><span class="l">Wool (34 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> quilts, etc., but not for weaving. Gideon used a fleece of wool to seek<br> an <b>omen</b> from God (Judges 6:37). Mesha, king of Moab, sent <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wool.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/portent.htm"><span class="l">Portent (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) That which portends, especially that which portends<br> evil; a sign of coming calamity; an <b>omen</b>; a sign. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/portent.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/blasphemy.htm"><span class="l">Blasphemy (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> blas'-fe-mi (blasphemia): In classical Greek meant primarily &quot;defamation&quot; or<br> &quot;evil-speaking&quot; in general; &quot;a word of evil <b>omen</b>,&quot; hence, &quot;impious, and irreverent <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/blasphemy.htm - 20k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-an-omen.html">What is an omen? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/questions_miscellaneous-Bible.html">Miscellaneous Bible Questions (All) &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/upside-down-cross.html">What is the meaning of an upside-down / inverted cross? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/omen.htm">Omen: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Omen (6 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/1-28.htm">Philippians 1:28</a></span><br />Never for a moment quail before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/23-23.htm">Numbers 23:23</a></span><br />Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done!<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-33.htm">1 Kings 20:33</a></span><br />And the men took it as a good <span class="boldtext">omen</span>, and hastened to catch what came from him, and they said, Thy brother Ben-Hadad. ... And he said, Go, bring him. And Ben-Hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Ezekiel 21:21</a></span><br />For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows back and forth, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Ezekiel 21:23</a></span><br />It shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths to them; but he brings iniquity to memory, that they may be taken.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Zechariah 3:8</a></span><br />Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant, the Branch.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/o/omen.htm">Omen</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/augury.htm">Augury (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/augur.htm">Augur (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/omen.htm">Omen (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/astrology.htm">Astrology</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/enchantments.htm">Enchantments (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/divination.htm">Divination (25 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/omer.htm">Omer (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/greece.htm">Greece (15 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ancient.htm">Ancient (64 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kittim.htm">Kittim (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/left.htm">Left (3923 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dire.htm">Dire (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/magician.htm">Magician (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/magic.htm">Magic (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/magicians.htm">Magicians (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aryan.htm">Aryan</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/superstition.htm">Superstition (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/great.htm">Great (10383 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/library.htm">Library</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hand.htm">Hand (14438 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/armenian.htm">Armenian</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/birds.htm">Birds (125 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria (124 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/alexander.htm">Alexander (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/astronomy.htm">Astronomy</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/babylonia.htm">Babylonia (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/religion.htm">Religion (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh (23 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/o/omega--alpha_and_omega,_the_all-comprehensiveness_of_christ.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Omega: Alpha and Omega, the All-Comprehensiveness of Christ"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Omega: Alpha and Omega, the All-Comprehensiveness of Christ" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/o/omens.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Omens"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Omens" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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