2 Samuel 12:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.””
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“But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and now, he hath died, why <FI>is<Fi> this--I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 12:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:35All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
- 1 Kings 2:2“I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.
- Job 7:8The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.
- Job 7:10He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.
- Job 30:23Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
- Luke 23:43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
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