2 Kings 6:33
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?””
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“While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, `Lo, this <FI>is<Fi> the evil from Jehovah: what--do I wait for Jehovah any more?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 6:33 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:13But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Exodus 16:6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
- 1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
- 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
- 2 Kings 3:10“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
- Job 1:11But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
- Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
- Job 2:5But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
- Job 2:9Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
- Job 15:13as you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
- Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Psalms 37:9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- Psalms 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
- Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
- Isaiah 8:21They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
- Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Jeremiah 2:25You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’
- Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Lamentations 3:39Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
- Ezekiel 33:10Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’
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