2 Kings 7:19

and that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”

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WEBBE

and that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if the LORD made windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”

BSB

And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

KJV

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

ASV

and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:

BBE

And that captain said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said to him, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.

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וַיַּעַן vai·ya·'an and he had answered H6030 הַשָּׁלִישׁ ha·sha·lish the officer H7991 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אִישׁ 'ish [the] man of H376 הָאֱלֹהִים ha·'e·lo·him (the) God H430 וַיֹּאמַר vai·yo·mar and he said H559 וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and here H2009 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 עֹשֶׂה 'o·seh [is] making H6213 אֲרֻבּוֹת 'a·ru·bot windows H699 בַּשָּׁמַיִם ba·sha·ma·yim in the heavens H8064 הֲיִהְיֶה ha·yih·yeh ¿ will it happen H1961 כַּדָּבָר ka·da·var according to the manner H1697 הַזֶּה ha·zeh (the) this H2088 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הִנְּךָ hi·ne·kha here you H2005 רֹאֶה ro·'eh [are] about to see H7200 בְּעֵינֶיךָ be·'ei·nei·kha with own eyes your H5869 וּמִשָּׁם u·mi·sham and from there H8033 לֹא lo' not H3808 תֹאכֵל to·khel you will eat H398

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–20

Here see the wants of Israel supplied in a way they little thought of, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our greatest straits. God's promise may be safely relied on, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. The nobleman that questioned the truth of Elisha's word, saw the plenty, to silence and shame his unbelief, and therein saw his own folly; but he did not eat of the plenty he saw. Justly do those find the world's promises fail them, who think that the promises of God will disappoint them. Learn how deeply God resents distrust of his power, providence, and promise: how uncertain life is, and the enjoyments of it: how certain God's threatenings are, and how sure to come on the guilty. May God help us to inquire whether we are exposed to his threatenings, or interested in his promises.

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