Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You will surely recover,’ but the Lord has shown me that he will certainly die.”

King James Version

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.

Holman Bible

Elisha told him, “Go say to him, ‘You are sure to recover.’ But the Lord has shown me that he is sure to die.”

International Standard Version

But Elisha told him, "Go tell him, "You will certainly recover,' but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die."

A Conservative Version

And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou shall surely recover. However LORD has shown me that he shall surely die.

American Standard Version

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit Jehovah hath showed me that he shall surely die.

Amplified

And Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You will certainly recover,’ but the Lord has shown me that he will certainly die.”

Bible in Basic English

And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You will certainly get better; but the Lord has made it clear to me that only death is before him.

Darby Translation

And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou wilt certainly recover. But Jehovah has shewn me that he shall certainly die.

Julia Smith Translation

And Elisha will say, Go, say, Living, shalt thou not live? and Jehovah caused me to eee that dying, he shall die.

King James 2000

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, You may certainly recover: however the LORD has shown me that he shall surely die.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Elisha said to him, "Go; say to him, 'You shall certainly recover,' but Yahweh has shown me that he certainly will die."

Modern King James verseion

And Elisha said to him, Go and say to him, You shall certainly recover. But Jehovah has shown me that he shall surely die.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Elisha said to him, "Go and say to him, 'Thou shalt recover.' Howbeit, the LORD hath showed me that he shall surely die."

NET Bible

Elisha said to him, "Go and tell him, 'You will surely recover,' but the Lord has revealed to me that he will surely die."

New Heart English Bible

Elisha said to him, "Go, tell him, 'You shall surely recover;' however the LORD has shown me that he shall surely die."

The Emphasized Bible

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say to him, Thou shalt, recover; And yet Yahweh hath shown me, that he will, die.

Webster

And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou mayest certainly recover: but the LORD hath showed me, that he shall surely die.

World English Bible

Elisha said to him, "Go, tell him, 'You shall surely recover;' however Yahweh has shown me that he shall surely die."

Youngs Literal Translation

And Elisha saith unto him, 'Go, say, Thou dost certainly not revive, seeing Jehovah hath shewed me that he doth surely die.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלישׁע 
'Eliysha` 
Usage: 58

unto him, Go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

me that he shall surely
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

References

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Context Readings

Aram's King Hazael

9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camel loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, "Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, 'Shall I recover from this sickness?'" 10 Then Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You will surely recover,’ but the Lord has shown me that he will certainly die.” 11 And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept.

Cross References

Genesis 2:17

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

Genesis 41:39

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.

1 Kings 22:15

And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we refrain?" And he answered him, "Go up and triumph; the LORD will give it into the hand of the king."

2 Kings 1:4

Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.'" So Elijah went.

2 Kings 1:16

and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron--is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?--therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.'"

2 Kings 8:13-15

And Hazael said, "What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you are to be king over Syria."

Jeremiah 38:21

But if you refuse to surrender, this is the vision which the LORD has shown to me:

Ezekiel 11:25

And I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had shown me.

Ezekiel 18:13

lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon himself.

Amos 3:7

"For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

Amos 7:1

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, he was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning to sprout, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

Amos 7:4

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, the Lord GOD was calling for a judgment by fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land.

Amos 7:7

This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.

Amos 8:1

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

Zechariah 1:20

Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

Revelation 22:1

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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