2 Kings 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.”
2 Kings 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Yahweh says, ‘You will not see wind, neither will you see rain, yet that valley will be filled with water, and you will drink, both you and your livestock and your other animals.”
2 Kings 3:17 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts. ”
2 Kings 3:17 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for thus said Jehovah, Ye do not see wind, nor do ye see rain, and that valley is full of water, and ye have drunk--ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.”
2 Kings 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For thus saith Jehovah: Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet this valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. ”
2 Kings 3:17 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall neither see winde nor see raine, yet the valley shalbe filled with water, that ye may drinke, both ye and your cattel, and your beastes.”
2 Kings 3:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:17 in Context — 2 Kings 3
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
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What Does 2 Kings 3:17 Mean?
2 Kings 3:17 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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