Overview
The Bible addresses dream across 15 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Jeremiah, Deuteronomy and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Prophets, False, Dreams, Miracles Through Evil Agents and Prophecy.
Key Bible verses about dream
Old Testament
Deuteronomy
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn: Heb. revolt against the LORD
Isaiah
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Jeremiah
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. that hath a dream: Heb. with whom is, etc
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. that: or, that smooth their tongues
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying dream for yourself
- Begin with Deuteronomy 13:1, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Jeremiah, Deuteronomy and Isaiah each treat the theme.
- Widen the study to related themes: Prophets, False, Dreams, Miracles Through Evil Agents and Prophecy.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about dream?
The Bible addresses dream across 15 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Jeremiah, Deuteronomy and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Prophets, False, Dreams, Miracles Through Evil Agents and Prophecy.
How many Bible verses are about dream?
The Bible references dream in 15 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention dream?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Deuteronomy 13:1: “If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,”
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