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2 Kings 3:17

For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’

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ASV

For thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.

KJV

For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
כֹ֣ה׀khohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תִרְא֥וּtir.'Uyou will seeH7200 →
ר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achwindH7307 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תִרְא֣וּtir.'Uyou will seeH7200 →
גֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemrainH1653 →
וְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chaland the wadiH5158 →
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
יִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'it will be filledH4390 →
מָ֑יִםMa.yimwaterH4325 →
וּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.Temand you will drinkH8354 →
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemyouH859 →
וּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םu.mik.nei.Khemand livestock yourH4735 →
וּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃U.ve.hem.te.Khemand animal[s] yourH929 →

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Psalms 107:35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.Isaiah 41:17–18The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.Isaiah 48:21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.Isaiah 43:19–20Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.Psalms 84:6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.Numbers 20:8–11“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”1 Kings 18:36–39At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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