2 Kings 7:3

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said to one another, “Why do we sit here until we die?

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WEBBE

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said to one another, “Why do we sit here until we die?

BSB

Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?

KJV

And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

ASV

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

BBE

Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?

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וְאַרְבָּעָה ve·'ar·ba·'ah and four H702 אֲנָשִׁים 'a·na·shim men H582 הָיוּ ha·yu they were H1961 מְצֹרָעִים me·tzo·ra·'im [people] having a skin disease H6879 פֶּתַח pe·tach [the] entrance of H6607 הַשָּׁעַר ha·sha·'ar the gate H8179 וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 אִישׁ 'ish each H376 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 רֵעֵהוּ re·'e·hu neighbor his H7453 מָה mah why H4100 אֲנַחְנוּ 'a·nach·nu [are] we H587 יֹשְׁבִים yo·she·vim sitting H3427 פֹּה poh here H6311 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 מָתְנוּ ma·te·nu we have died H4191

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 3–11

God can, when he pleases, make the stoutest heart to tremble; and as for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf. Providence ordered it, that the lepers came as soon as the Syrians were fled. Their consciences told them that mischief would befall them, if they took care of themselves only. Natural humanity, and fear of punishment, are powerful checks on the selfishness of the ungodly. These feelings tend to preserve order and kindness in the world; but they who have found the unsearchable riches of Christ, will not long delay to report the good tidings to others. From love to him, not from selfish feelings, they will gladly share their earthly good things with their brethren.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.