2 Kings 7:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”
2 Kings 7:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 7:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 7:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.””
2 Kings 7:19 — World English Bible
2 Kings 7:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof: ”
2 Kings 7:19 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 7:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the captain answereth the man of God, and saith, `And lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens--it is according to this word?' and he saith, `Lo, thou art seeing with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat;'”
2 Kings 7:19 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 7:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the captain answered the man ofGod and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. ”
2 Kings 7:19 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 7:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the prince had answered the man of God, and saide, Though the Lord would make windowes in the heauen, coulde it come so to passe? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eate thereof.”
2 Kings 7:19 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 7:19 in Context — 2 Kings 7
17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
What Does 2 Kings 7:19 Mean?
2 Kings 7:19 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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