By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.
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4 additional translationsBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith Jehovah.
He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.
In the way that he cometh in--In it he turneth back, And unto this city he doth not come in, The affirmation of Jehovah--
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, And shall not come into this city, saith Jehovah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC