2 Kings 8:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.”
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“Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he setteth his face, yea, he setteth <FI>it<Fi> till he is ashamed, and the man of God weepeth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 8:11 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 45:2But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
- 2 Kings 2:17But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
- 2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
- Psalms 119:136My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
- Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
- Jeremiah 9:1Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
- Jeremiah 9:18Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
- Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
- Jeremiah 14:17You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
- Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- John 11:35Jesus wept.
- Acts 20:19I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
- Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
- Romans 9:2I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
- Philippians 3:18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
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