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For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
For the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} stood{H5975}{(H8804)} at the parting{H517} of the way{H1870}, at the head{H7218} of the two{H8147} ways{H1870}, to use{H7080}{(H8800)} divination{H7081}: he made his arrows{H2671} bright{H7043}{(H8773)}, he consulted{H7592}{(H8804)} with images{H8655}, he looked{H7200}{(H8804)} in the liver{H3516}.
Strong's King James
For stood hath the king of Babylon at the head of the way, At the top of the two ways, to use divination, He hath moved lightly with the arrows, He hath asked at the teraphim, He hath looked on the liver.
Young's Literal Translation
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