And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.
And Isaiah saith, `Take ye a cake of figs;' and they take and lay it on the boil, and he reviveth.
And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
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