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2 Kings 20:14

Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”

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ASV

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

KJV

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470 →
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
מָ֥הmahwhat?H4100 →
אָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.Rudid they sayH559 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinand from where?H370 →
יָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uare they comingH935 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
מֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a landH776 →
רְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahdistantH7350 →
בָּ֖אוּBa.'uthey cameH935 →
מִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.Velfrom BabylonH894 →

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2 Chronicles 16:7–10At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.Isaiah 39:3–8Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.Joshua 9:9“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,Jeremiah 26:18–19“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,2 Kings 5:25–26When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.Joshua 9:6They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”Isaiah 13:5They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.Amos 7:12–13And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.2 Chronicles 25:15–16Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”2 Chronicles 25:7–9But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.2 Samuel 12:7–15Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.Mark 6:18–19For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.2 Kings 5:25When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.

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