II Kings 7:2
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 7:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da antwortete der Anführer, auf dessen Hand der König sich lehnte, dem Manne Gottes und sprach: Siehe, wenn Jehova Fenster am Himmel machte, würde wohl dieses geschehen? Und er sprach: Siehe, du wirst es mit deinen Augen sehen, aber du wirst nicht davon essen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y un príncipe sobre cuya mano el rey se apoyaba, respondió al varón de Dios, y dijo: Si Jehová hiciese ahora ventanas en el cielo, ¿sería esto así? Y él dijo: He aquí tú lo verás con tus ojos, mas no comerás de ello.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E um príncipe sobre cuja mão o rei se apoiava, respondeu ao homem de Deus, e disse: Se o SENHOR fizesse agora janelas no céu, seria isto assim? E ele disse: Eis que tu o verás com teus olhos, mas não comerás disso.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, o capitão em cuja mão o rei se apoiava respondeu ao homem de Deus e disse: "Vê, ainda que Yahweh fizesse janelas no céu, isso poderia acontecer?" Eliseu respondeu: "Eis que verás com teus próprios olhos isso acontecer, mas não comerás nada disso".
📖 II Kings 7:2 in Context
1Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
3And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
4If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
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