2 Kings 7:1

Elisha said, “Hear Yahweh’s word. Yahweh says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’”

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WEBBE

Elisha said, “Hear the LORD’s word. The LORD says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’”

BSB

Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”

KJV

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

ASV

And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

BBE

Then Elisha said, Give ear to the word of the Lord: the Lord says, Tomorrow, about this time, a measure of good meal will be offered for the price of a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the market-place of Samaria.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֱלִישָׁע 'e·li·sha' Elisha H477 שִׁמְעוּ shim·'u hear H8085 דְּבַר־ de·var- [the] word of H1697 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 כֹּה koh thus H3541 אָמַר 'a·mar he says H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 כָּעֵת ka·'et about (the) this time H6256 מָחָר ma·char tomorrow H4279 סְאָה־ se·'ah- a seah of H5429 סֹלֶת so·let fine flour H5560 בְּשֶׁקֶל be·she·kel for a shekel H8255 וְסָאתַיִם ve·sa·ta·yim and two seahs H5429 שְׂעֹרִים se·'o·rim barley(s) H8184 בְּשֶׁקֶל be·she·kel for a shekel H8255 בְּשַׁעַר be·sha·'ar at [the] gate of H8179 שֹׁמְרוֹן sho·me·ron Samaria H8111

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–2

Man's extremity is God's opportunity of making his own power to be glorious: his time to appear for his people is when their strength is gone. Unbelief is a sin by which men greatly dishonour and displease God, and deprive themselves of the favours he designed for them. Such will be the portion of those that believe not the promise of eternal life; they shall see it at a distance, but shall never taste of it. But no temporal deliverances and mercies will in the end profit sinners, unless they are led to repentance by the goodness of God.

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Elisha Samaria

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